Table 3. Factors affecting the level of knowledge about brucellosis.
| Variable Poor | Level of knowledge | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | Good | 405 | ||||
| Age in years (mean:SD) | 25:8 | 33:12 | 0.0001* | |||
| Sex | Female | 58 | 48% | 222 | 55% | 0.214 |
| Male | 62 | 52% | 183 | 45% | ||
| Job | Students | 43 | 36% | 130 | 32% | 0.259 |
| HCW | 13 | 11% | 54 | 13% | ||
| Non-HCW | 42 | 35% | 140 | 35% | ||
| Looking for job | 32 | 27% | 81 | 20% | ||
| Marital status | Married | 56 | 47% | 225 | 56% | 0.096 |
| Other | 64 | 53% | 180 | 44% | ||
| Residence | Jazan | 28 | 23% | 111 | 27% | 0.264 |
| AbuAriish | 10 | 8% | 53 | 13% | ||
| Damad | 7 | 6% | 11 | 3% | ||
| Samtah | 8 | 7% | 24 | 6% | ||
| Ahad Almasarah | 21 | 18% | 55 | 14% | ||
| Farasan | 2 | 2% | 2 | 0% | ||
| Alardah | 2 | 2% | 2 | 0% | ||
| Fifa | 10 | 8% | 34 | 8% | ||
| Baish | 1 | 1% | 11 | 3% | ||
| Addair | 2 | 2% | 4 | 1% | ||
| Alaidabi | 3 | 3% | 18 | 4% | ||
| Alhurrath | 22 | 18% | 64 | 16% | ||
| Sabya | 1 | 1% | 7 | 2% | ||
| Addarb | 2 | 2% | 1 | 0% | ||
| Haroub | 1 | 1% | 8 | 2% | ||
| Family members | No children | 40 | 33% | 99 | 24% | 0.286 |
| 2–5 | 36 | 30% | 147 | 36% | ||
| 5–7 | 18 | 15% | 75 | 19% | ||
| 7–10 | 17 | 14% | 61 | 15% | ||
| More than 10 | 9 | 8% | 23 | 6% | ||
| Education level | Informal education | 1 | 1% | 3 | 1% | 0.954 |
| High school | 22 | 18% | 65 | 16% | ||
| University | 89 | 74% | 308 | 76% | ||
| Postgraduate | 8 | 7% | 29 | 7% | ||
| Family income | Less than 5k | 27 | 23% | 86 | 21% | 0.354 |
| Between 5k and 10k | 38 | 32% | 105 | 26% | ||
| More than 10k | 55 | 46% | 214 | 53% | ||
| Source of knowledge | Friends | 57 | 48% | 145 | 36% | 0.006* |
| Books | 6 | 5% | 42 | 10% | ||
| HCW | 14 | 12% | 92 | 23% | ||
| Social media | 43 | 36% | 126 | 31% | ||
SD: Standard deviation. SAR: Saudi riyals. HCW: Healthcare workers.