Table 3.

knowledge level scores (KLS) distributions according to the socio-demographic characteristics of parents

		Knowledge Level Scores
Age		n	X	Median	Min	Max	SD	P
	1-3 age	5	63.00	75.00	35.00	80.00	21.39	0.816
	4-6 age	12	60.42	70.00	15.00	85.00	24.44
	7-9 age	14	66.43	75,00	20.00	90.00	20.23
	10-12 age	115	61.33	60.00	30.00	90.00	20.04
	13-15 age	11	70.00	80.00	35.00	95.00	21.79
	15 age and over	5	68.00	70.00	50.00	80.00	11.51
Educational level	Low	28	55	55,00	15.00	80.00	19,10	0.001
	Middle	24	70.21	75.00	25.00	95.00	20.56
	High	10	77.50	80.00	55.00	85.00	9.79
Who answered the survey	Mother	34	73.97	75.00	40.00	95.00	12.72	0.0001
	Father	28	53.04	52.50	15.00	85.00	22.25
Training on diet and disease	Yes	48	73.13	75.00	30.00	95.00	13.19	0.0001
	No	14	35.00	35.00	15,00	55.00	10.74
Who is going to control with the child?	Only mother	24	56.67	67.50	15,00	90.00	22.44	0.016
	Mother with father	38	69.47	75.00	30.00	95.00	17.58
Economic status	Good	15	3.33	80.00	35.00	95.00	17.49	0.004
	Average	27	68.15	75.00	15.00	90.00	19.22
	Poor	20	53.00	55.00	20.00	85.00	19.70