Predictors

Practices Knowledge Level

P

Poor

Moderate

Good

Total

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Age

(years)

Less than 30

204

60.5

118

35

15

4.5

337

100

0.035*

From 31 to 40

71

51.4

54

39.1

13

9.4

138

100

From 41 to 50

7

38.9

8

44.4

3

16.7

18

100

Nationality

Saudi

270

63.5

139

32.7

16

3.8

425

100

0.000*

Non-Saudi

12

17.6

41

60.3

15

22.1

68

100

Occupation

Doctor

23

45.1

26

51

2

3.9

51

100

0.010*

Pharmacist

18

75

6

25

0

0

24

100

Radiology technologist

29

42

35

50.7

5

7.2

69

100

Nurse

207

61.6

105

31.3

24

7.1

336

100

Physiotherapist

3

42.9

4

57.1

0

0

7

100

Lab specialist

2

33.3

4

66.7

0

0

6

100

Marital status

Single

166

57.4

109

37.7

14

4.8

289

100

0.154

Married

106

56.7

65

34.8

16

8.6

187

100

Divorced

10

71.4

3

21.4

1

7.1

14

100

Widowed

0

0

3

100

0

0

3

100

Medical history

Nil

263

58.2

163

36.1

26

5.8

452

100

0.224

Diabetes mellitus

5

45.5

6

54.5

0

0

11

100

Hypertension

9

50

6

33.3

3

16.7

18

100

Other

5

41.7

5

41.7

2

16.7

12

100

Surgical history

Yes

41

50.6

31

38.3

9

11.1

81

100

0.111

No

241

58.5

149

36.2

22

5.3

412

100

Medication history

Yes

34

53.1

25

39.1

5

7.8

64

100

0.735

No

248

57.8

155

36.1

26

6.1

429

100

Family history

Nil

252

59.2

150

35.2

24

5.6

426

100

0.067

Mother

1

12.5

7

87.5

0

0

8

100

Sister

5

62.5

3

37.5

0

0

8

100

Grandmother

7

50

6

42.8

1

7.1

14

100

Aunt

14

46.7

11

36.7

5

16.7

30

100

Others

3

42.9

3

42.9

1

14.3

7

100

Age at marriage

(years)

Less than 20 year

22

66.7

10

30.3

1

3

33

100

0.104

From 21 to 30

84

55.3

56

36.8

12

7.9

152

100

From 31 to 40

10

55.6

4

22.2

4

22.2

18

100

More than 40

0

0

1

100

0

0

1

100

Single

166

57.4

109

37.7

14

4.8

289

100