Uni-variate and multivariate analysis of potential determinants of insufficient knowledge of stroke risk factors (knowledge less than 2 risk factors) among the study sample of primary healthcare attendants in Abha, Southwestern Saudi Arabia (n=1472).
| Variables | Knowledge of symptoms | Uni-variate cOR (95%CI) | Multivariate aOR (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sufficient | Insufficient | |||
| n (%) | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 788 (68.0) | 203 (64.9) | - | 1.25 (0.94-1.65) |
| Female | 371 (32.0 | 110 (35.1) | 1.15 (0.88-1.50) | |
| Education | ||||
| <secondary | 195 (16.8) | 48 (15.3) | - | 1.37 (0.92-2.06) |
| ≥secondary | 964 (83.2) | 265 (84.7) | 1.12 (0.79-1.57) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| <40 | 812 (70.1) | 235 (75.1) | - | 0.94 (0.66-1.34) |
| ≥40 | 347 (29.9) | 78 (24.9) | 0.78 (0.58-1.03) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 481 (41.5) | 145 (46.3) | - | 0.89 (0.67-1.18) |
| Married | 678 (58.5) | 168 (53.7) | 0.82 (0.64-1.05) | |
| Sources of knowledge* | ||||
| Media* | 719 (62.0) | 139 (44.4) | 0.49 (0.38-0.63) | 0.28 (0.20-0.39)** |
| Physician and nurses* | 260 (22.4) | 43 (13.7) | 0.55 (0.39-0.78) | 0.38 (0.26-0.57)** |
| Friends and relatives* | 524 (45.2) | 103 (32.9) | 0.59 (0.45-0.77) | 0.35 (0.25-0.49)** |