| Knowledge | Number | Percentage | |
| Inguinal hernia | Yes | 108 | 83.1 |
| No | 22 | 16.9 | |
| Risks | Yes | 43 | 33.1 |
| No | 87 | 66.9 | |
| Strangulation | Yes | 19 | 14.6 |
| No | 111 | 85.4 | |
| Duration of evolution of the hernia | Less than a year | 19 | 14.6 |
| 1 - 5 years | 62 | 47.7 | |
| 6 years and over | 49 | 37.7 | |