Demographic data

Knowledge level

Mean knowledge scores

Mean ± S.D.

χ²

Significant mean difference F-ratio

Poor n (%)

Good n (%)

Age (in grouped years):

<20 years

20 - 29 years

30 - 39 years

40 - 49 years

50 - 59 years

1 (1.6)

30 (47.6)

23 (36.5)

4 (6.3)

5 (7.9)

1 (1.5)

25 (36.8)

21 (30.9)

16 (23.5)

5 (7.4)

73.0 ± 2.8

70.6 ± 5.4

71.2 ± 5.9

75.6 ± 7.9

73.9 ± 9.3

7.566

p = 0.109

2.729

p = 0.032

Gender:

Male

Female

46 (73.0)

17 (27.0)

38 (55.9)

30 (44.1)

71.4 ± 6.8

72.7 ± 5.9

4.173

p = 0.041

1.111*

p = 0.269

Religion:

Christianity

Islam

Agnostic

52 (82.5)

10 (15.9)

1 (1.6)

55 (80.9)

13 (19.1)

0 (0.0)

71.7 ± 6.8

72.5 ± 5.4

71.0 ± 0.0

1.286

p = 0.526

0.158

p = 0.854

Highest Education:

Graduate

Post graduate

Fellowship

42 (66.7)

16 (25.4)

5 (7.9)

42 (61.8)

23 (33.8)

3 (4.4)

71.3 ± 6.4

73.0 ± 5.7

71.9 ± 10.3

1.568

p = 0.457

0.915

p = 0.403

Level at work:

Basic medical scientists

Senior medical scientists

Principal medical scientists

Chief medical scientists

41 (65.1)

10 (15.9)

3 (4.8)

9 (14.3)

39 (57.4)

11 (16.2)

13 (19.1)

5 (7.4)

71.24 ± 5.7

71.8 ± 7.5

76.5 ± 6.9

70.0 ± 6.9

7.310

p = 0.063

3.552

p = 0.016