Table 2. Factors affecting awareness about brucellosis.

Variable		Heard about Brucella?
	Not heard about Brucella (n = 530, 50%)		Heard about Brucella (n = 525, 50%)		p-value
Age; mean, SD		24	6	33	1	0.0001*
Sex	Female	225	42%	280	53%	0.0001*
	Male	305	42%	245	47%
Job	Students	338	64%	173	33%	0.0001*
	HCW	26	5%	67	13%
	Non-HCW	90	17%	182	35%
	Looking for job	76	14%	103	20%
Marital status	Married	114	22%	281	54%	0.0001*
	Other	416	78%	244	46%
Residence	Jazan	145	27%	139	26%	0.0001*
	AbuAriish	83	16%	63	12%
	Damad	31	6%	18	3%
	Samtah	39	7%	32	6%
	Ahad Almasarah	55	10%	76	14%
	Farasan	36	7%	4	1%
	Alardah	6	1%	4	1%
	Fifa	38	7%	44	8%
	Baish	6	1%	12	2%
	Addair	0	0%	6	1%
	Alaidabi	10	2%	21	4%
	Alhurrath	55	10%	86	16%
	Sabya	8	2%	8	2%
	Addarb	3	1%	3	1%
	Haroub	15	3%	9	2%
Family members	No children	222	42%	139	26%	0.0001*
	2–5	126	24%	183	35%
	5–7	85	16%	93	18%
	7–10	73	14%	78	15%
	More than 10	24	5%	32	6%
Education level	Informal education	4	1%	4	1%	0.0001*
	High school	152	29%	87	17%
	University	360	68%	397	76%
	Postgraduate	14	3%	37	7%
Family monthly income in SAR	Less than 5k	203	38%	113	22%	0.0001*
	Between 5k and 10k	150	28%	143	27%
	More than 10k	177	33%	269	51%
Level of knowledge	Poor	530	100%	120	23%	0.0001*
	Good	0	0%	405	77%

SD: Standard deviation. SAR: Saudi riyals. HCW: Healthcare workers.