Variables | Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge level | p-value | |
Not Knowledgeable N = 271 N (%) | Knowledgeable N = 362 N (%) | ||
Age 20 - 30 (n = 49) 31 - 40 (n = 204) 41 - 50 (n = 249) 51 - 60 (n = 131) |
27 (55.1) 95 (46.6) 104 (41.8) 45 (34.4) |
22 (44.9) 109 (53.4) 145 (58.2) 86 (65.6) |
0.005b |
Gender Male (n = 331) Female (n = 302) |
127 (38.4) 144 (47.7) |
204 (61.6) 158 (52.3) |
0.018a |
Qualification Diploma (n = 42) Bachelor (n = 536) Master (n = 48) PhD (n = 7) |
24 (57.1) 230 (42.9) 15 (31.3) 2 (28.6) |
18 (42.9) 306 (57.1) 33 (68.7) 5 (71.4) |
0.011b |
Major Mathematics (n = 75) Science (n = 79) Islamic studies (n = 134) Art education (n = 45) Social studies (n = 83) Arabic language (n = 140) English language (n = 54) Physical education (n = 23) |
26 (34.7) 25 (31.6) 60 (44.8) 16 (35.6) 44 (53.0) 71 (50.7) 18 (33.3) 11 (47.8) |
49 (65.3) 54 (68.4) 74 (55.2) 29 (64.4) 39 (47.0) 69 (49.3) 36 (66.7) 12 (52.2) |
0.021a |
Professional title Principal (n = 30) Deputy principal (n = 33) Teacher (n = 544) Student counselor (n = 26) |
11 (36.7) 14 (42.4) 238 (43.8) 8 (30.8) |
19 (63.3) 19 (57.6) 306 (56.3) 18 (69.2) |
0.532a |
Type of school Public (n = 409) Private (n = 224) |
166 (40.6) 105 (46.9) |
243 (59.4) 119 (53.1) |
0.126a |
Years of experience 1 - 5 (n = 66) 6 - 10 (n = 121) 11 - 15 (n = 79) 16 - 20 (n = 104) >20 (n = 263) |
35 (53.0) 62 (51.2) 31 (39.2) 50 (48.1) 93 (35.4) |
31 (47.0) 59 (48.8) 48 (60.8) 54 (51.9) 170 (64.6) |
0.001b |
Marital status Single (n = 71) Married (n = 562) |
35 (49.3) 236 (42.0) |
36 (50.7) 326 (58.0) |
0.241a |
Nationality Saudi (n = 543) Non - Saudi (n = 90) |
238 (43.8) 33 (36.7) |
305 (56.2) 57 (63.3) |
0.203a |