Table 4.
Differences in knowledge, attitude, and perception scores across different sociodemographic variables.
| Variables | Knowledge score, mean (SD) | P value | Attitudes score, mean (SD) | P value | Perception score, mean (SD) | P value | |||||||
| Gender | |||||||||||||
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Male | 4.8 (1.5) | .96 | 30.2 (6.6) | .25 | 7.3 (2.5) | .007 | ||||||
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Female | 4.8 (1.5) | 29.7 (5.9) | 7.6 (2.2) | |||||||||
| Age (years) | |||||||||||||
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18-30 | 4.8 (1.5) | .41 | 30.3 (5.7) | .05 | 7.5 (2.3) | .80 | ||||||
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31-40 | 4.7 (1.6) | 29.7 (6.5) | 7.4 (2.4) | |||||||||
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41-50 | 4.9 (1.6) | 29.8 (6.5) | 7.4 (2.4) | |||||||||
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51-60 | 4.8 (1.6) | 30.0 (7.1) | 7.4 (2.6) | |||||||||
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61-85 | 4.6 (1.5) | 27.8 (6.5) | 7.2 (2.5) | |||||||||
| Educational level | |||||||||||||
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Primary | 4.4 (1.4) | <.001 | 29.0 (6.6) | .006 | 7.8 (3.0) | .39 | ||||||
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High school | 4.3 (1.5) | 28.9 (7.5) | 7.4 (2.7) | |||||||||
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University | 4.8 (1.5) | 29.9 (5.8) | 7.4 (2.3) | |||||||||
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Postgraduate (ie, masters) | 5.2 (1.4) | 31.1 (6.5) | 7.7 (2.3) | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
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Capital (Amman) | 4.8 (1.5) | .23 | 30.1 (3.1) | <.001 | 7.5 (2.4) | <.001 | ||||||
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Central | 4.7 (1.3) | 29.7 (6.7) | 7.4 (2.3) | |||||||||
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North | 4.8 (1.6) | 30.6 (6.3) | 7.7 (2.2) | |||||||||
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South | 4.4 (2.3) | 27.1 (7.4) | 6.1 (2.6) | |||||||||
| Residence | |||||||||||||
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Urban | 4.8 (1.5) | .002 | 30.1 (3.2) | .14 | 7.5 (2.3) | .05 | ||||||
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Rural | 4.4 (1.7) | 29.2 (7.1) | 7.1 (2.6) | |||||||||
| Relationship status | |||||||||||||
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Married | 4.8 (1.6) | .74 | 29.7 (6.7) | .09 | 7.5 (2.3) | .36 | ||||||
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Single | 4.8 (1.5) | 30.3 (5.7) | 7.4 (2.5) | |||||||||
| Number of children | |||||||||||||
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0 | 4.7 (1.5) | .83 | 30.1 (6.0) | .64 | 7.6 (2.3) | .38 | ||||||
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1 | 4.8 (1.7) | 30.5 (6.9) | 7.4 (2.4) | |||||||||
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2 | 4.8 (1.6) | 29.5 (6.3) | 7.2 (2.1) | |||||||||
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≥3 | 4.8 (1.6) | 29.7 (6.6) | 7.4 (2.5) | |||||||||
| Type of internet connection | |||||||||||||
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4G | 4.7 (1.5) | .11 | 30.2 (6.3) | .004 | 7.5 (2.3) | .72 | ||||||
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Fiber | 4.9 (1.5) | 30.4 (3.2) | 7.5 (2.4) | |||||||||
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Phone packets, others | 4.7 (1.7) | 28.9 (6.5) | 7.4 (2.5) | |||||||||
| Perceived ability | |||||||||||||
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High (8-10) | 4.9 (1.5) | <.001 | 30.7 (6.0) | <.001 | 7.6 (2.3) | .11 | ||||||
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Low (0-7) | 4.6 (1.6) | 29.0 (6.5) | 7.4 (2.4) | |||||||||