Uni-variate and multivariate analysis of potential determinants of insufficient knowledge of stroke symptoms (knowledge less than 2 symptoms) 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 | 755 (67.1) | 236 (68.0) | - | 0.96 (0.74-1.26) |
| Female | 370 (32.9) | 111 (32.0) | 0.96 (0.74-1.24) | |
| Education | ||||
| <secondary | 181 (16.1) | 62 (17.9) | - | 0.92 (0.64-1.33) |
| ≥secondary | 944 (83.9) | 285 (82.1) | 0.88 (0.64-1.21) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| <40 | 790 (70.2) | 257 (74.1) | - | 0.86 (0.62-1.20) |
| ≥40 | 335 (29.8) | 90 (25.9) | 0.83 (0.63-1.08) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 470 (41.8) | 156 (45.0) | - | 0.97(0.74-1.28) |
| Married | 655 (58.2) | 191 (55.0) | 0.88 (0.69-1.12) | |
| Sources of knowledge* | ||||
| Media* | 685 (60.9) | 173 (49.9) | 0.64 (0.50-0.81) | 0.43 (0.32-0.59)** |
| Physician and nurses* | 253 (22.5) | 50 (14.4) | 0.58 (0.42-0.81) | 0.46 (0.32-0.66)** |
| Friends and relatives* | 514 (45.7) | 113 (32.6) | 0.57 (0.45-0.74) | 0.40 (0.29-0.55)** |