Comparing patient who have more knowledge with those who have less knowledge in regard to their demographics.
| Table 1 | N | MSKQ score <60%N=90 (45%) Patient | MSKQ score ≥60%N=110(55%) Patient | Average MSKQ Score out of the 23 questions selected (±SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender* (p-value=0.32) n (%) | ||||
| Male | 68 (34) | 32 (47.1) | 36 (52.9) | 13.19 (±4.10) |
| Female | 132 (66) | 58 (43.9) | 74 (56.1) | 13.76 (±3.08) |
| #Social status†‡ (p-value=0.51) n (%) | ||||
| Married | 96 (48) | 44 (45.8) | 52 (54.2) | 13.54 (±3.32) |
| Single | 86 (43) | 36 (41.9) | 50 (58.1) | 13.77 (±3.56) |
| Divorced | 18 (9) | 10 (55.6) | 8 (44.4) | 12.72 (±3.80) |
| Age† (p-value=0.35) n (%) | ||||
| From 18-30 year | 85 (42.5) | 37 (43.5) | 48 (56.5) | 13.61 (±3.69) |
| From 30-45 year | 97 (48.5) | 43 (44.3) | 54 (55.7) | 13.73 (±3.19) |
| From 45-55 year | 18 (9) | 10 (55.6) | 8 (44.4) | 12.44 (±3.75) |
| Educational level† (p-value=0.07) n (%) | ||||
| Less than high school | 19 (9.5) | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) | 11.89 (±3.99) |
| High school | 52 (26) | 28 (53.8) | 24 (46.2) | 13.08 (±3.50) |
| Diploma | 25 (12.5) | 11 (44) | 14 (56) | 13.44 (±3.56) |
| Bachelor | 103 (51.5) | 40 (38.8) | 63 (61.2) | 14.13 (±3.23) |
| PhD | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 16 |
| Occupation† (p value=0.003) n (%) | ||||
| Student | 15 (7.5) | 5 (33.3) | 10 (66.7) | 14.27 (±2.43) |
| Teacher | 32 (16) | 8 (25) | 24 (75) | 14.72 (±3.27) |
| Health care provider | 14 (7) | 2 (14.3) | 12 (85.7) | 16.29 (±2.84) |
| Engineer | 8 (4) | 4 (50) | 4 (50) | 12.13 (±3.98) |
| Military | 7 (3.5) | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) | 11.86 (±4.71) |
| Unemployed | 99 (49.5) | 54 (54.5) | 45 (45.5) | 13.03 (±3.28) |
| Retired | 6 (3) | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | 11.33 (±4.76) |
| Other | 19 (9.5) | 9 (47.4) | 10 (52.6) | 13.79 (±3.38) |
| Residence† (p-value=0.28) n (%) | ||||
| Western region | 41 (20.5) | 15 (36.6) | 26 (63.4) | 13.98 (±3.47) |
| Eastern region | 43 (21.5) | 21 (48.8) | 22 (51.2) | 12.88 (±3.37) |
| Northern region | 22 (11) | 11 (50) | 11 (50) | 12.59 (±4.80) |
| Sothern region | 20 (10) | 8 (40) | 12 (60) | 13.70 (±3.80) |
| Central region | 74 (37) | 35 (47.3) | 39 (52.7) | 13.99 (±2.89) |
| *Using T-test, † using one-way ANOVA, ‡ none of the participants were widowed | ||||