| Characteristics | Self-care practices | P Value | ||
| Good | Poor | |||
| Knowledge | High knowledge levels | 14 (23%) | 47(77%) | 0.017 |
| Low knowledge levels | 1 (2.3%) | 43(97.7%) | ||
| Attitude | Positive attitude | 8 (34.7%) | 15 (65.2%) | 0.005 |
| Negative attitude | 7 (8.5%) | 75 (91.5%) | ||
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| Information needs | P Value | ||
| High need | Low need | |||
| Knowledge | High knowledge levels | 33 (54.1%) | 28 (45.9%) | 0.04 |
| Low knowledge levels | 32 (72.7%) | 12 (27.9%) | ||
| Attitude | Positive attitude | 12 (52.2%) | 11 (47.8%) | 0.198 |
| Negative attitude | 53 (64.6%) | 29 (35.4%) | ||