Table 4.
factors associated with knowledge toward shaken baby syndrome
| Factor | Knowledge level | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poor | Good | ||
| Gender | 0.04* | ||
| Mother | 271 (78.6%) | 74 (21.4%) | |
| Father | 198 (85.3%) | 34 (14.7%) | |
| Age | 0.416 | ||
| Less than 20 years old | 17 (89.5%) | 2 (10.5%) | |
| Between 20 to 29 years old | 116 (83.5%) | 23 (16.5%) | |
| Between 30 to 39 years old | 156 (82.5%) | 33 (17.5%) | |
| 40 years old or more | 180 (78.3%) | 50 (21.7%) | |
| Nationality | 0.309 | ||
| Saudi | 451 (81%) | 106 (19%) | |
| Non-Saudi | 18 (90%) | 2 (10%) | |
| Marital status | 0.042* | ||
| Married | 460 (81.9%) | 102 (18.1%) | |
| Divorced | 8 (66.7%) | 4 (33.3%) | |
| Widowed | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) | |
| Education | 0.761 | ||
| Secondary and below | 82 (82.8%) | 17 (17.2%) | |
| Diploma | 62 (84.9%) | 11 (15.1%) | |
| Bachelor | 272 (80%) | 68 (20%) | |
| Postgraduate | 53 (81.5%) | 12 (18.5%) | |
| Occupation | 0.02* | ||
| Employee | 340 (82.5%) | 72 (17.5%) | |
| Housewife | 114 (81.4%) | 26 (18.6%) | |
| Student | 15 (60%) | 10 (40%) | |
| How many children you have? | 0.064 | ||
| 1 - 4 children | 340 (83.7%) | 66 (16.3%) | |
| 5 - 7 children | 109 (75.2%) | 36 (24.8%) | |
| More than 7 children | 20 (76.9%) | 6 (23.1%) | |
| Do you want to know more about shaken baby syndrome? | 0.979 | ||
| Yes, I want | 387 (81.3%) | 89 (18.7%) | |
| No, I don't want to | 82 (81.2%) | 19 (18.8%) | |
*
Significant at level 0.05