Table 1.
Knowledge of ocular chemical burns in the study subgroups, by demographic characteristics.
| Characteristics | Total N (%) |
Poor knowledge N (%) |
Good knowledge N (%) |
Chi-square | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | |||||
| <18 | 67 (12.5) | 45 (67.2) | 22 (32.8) | 7.062 | .070 |
| 18–30 | 354 (66.0) | 247 (69.8) | 107 (30.2) | ||
| 31–40 | 66 (12.3) | 46 (69.7) | 20 (30.3) | ||
| >40 | 49 (9.1) | 25 (51.0) | 24 (49.0) | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 262 (48.9) | 183 (69.8) | 79 (30.2) | 1.057 | .311 |
| Education | |||||
| Middle school | 57 (10.6) | 38 (66.7) | 19 (33.3) | 1.366 | .714 |
| High school | 128 (23.9) | 89 (69.5) | 39 (30.5) | ||
| College level | 338 (63.1) | 229 (67.8) | 109 (32.2) | ||
| Other | 13 (2.4) | 7 (53.8) | 6 (46.2) | ||
| Monthly income (in Saudi Riyals) | |||||
| <5000 | 310 (57.8) | 215 (69.4) | 95 (30.6) | .909 | .635 |
| 5000–9000 | 120 (22.4) | 79 (65.8) | 41 (34.2) | ||
| >9000 | 106 (19.8) | 69 (65.1) | 37 (34.9) | ||
| Type of job | |||||
| Student | 250 (46.6) | 177 (70.8) | 73 (29.2) | 15.159 | .034 |
| Military sector | 56 (10.4) | 38 (67.9) | 18 (32.1) | ||
| Education sector | 66 (12.3) | 33 (50.0) | 33 (50.0) | ||
| Health sector | 90 (16.8) | 65 (72.2) | 25 (27.8) | ||
| Private sector | 33 (6.2) | 20 (60.6) | 13 (39.4) | ||
| Industrial sector | 11 (2.1) | 10 (90.9) | 1 (9.1) | ||
| Retired | 2 (0.4) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | ||
| None employed | 28 (5.2) | 19 (67.9) | 9 (32.1) | ||