Table 4 Association between degree of knowledge and demographic characteristics
From: Awareness of gestational diabetes problem among Sohag Governorate women
Items | Low knowledge ≤ 8 (no. = 152) | High knowledge (≥ 9) (no. = 348) | Test value | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % (column) | % (row) | No | % (column) | % (row) | |||
Age | ||||||||
< 25 years (93) | 48 | 31.6% | 51.6% | 45 | 8.4% | 12.9% | χ2 = 25.88 | < 0.001 (HS) |
25–29 years (117) | 34 | 22.4% | 29% | 83 | 77% | 23.9% | ||
30–34 years (60) | 17 | 11.2% | 28.3% | 43 | 71.7% | 12.4% | ||
≥ 35 years (230) | 53 | 34.9% | 23% | 177 | 77% | 50.9% | ||
Mean ± SD | 32.34 ± 11.75 | 36.10 ± 11.13 | ZMWU = 4.068 | < 0.001 (HS) | ||||
Range | 16.0–60.0 | 18.0–65.0 | ||||||
Residence | ||||||||
Rural (290) | 81 | 53.3% | 27.9% | 209 | 72.1% | 60.1% | χ2 = 1.99 | 0.158 (NS) |
Urban (210) | 71 | 46.7% | 33.8% | 139 | 66.2% | 39.9% | ||
Education level | ||||||||
Low education (24) | 8 | 5.3% | 33.6% | 16 | 4.6% | 66.7% | χ2 = 8.784 | 0.003 (HS) |
Intermediate education (204) | 67 | 44.1% | 32.8% | 137 | 39.4% | 67.2% | ||
High education (272) | 77 | 50.7% | 28.3% | 195 | 56.0% | 71.7% | ||
Occupation | ||||||||
Medical doctor (29) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 29 | 8.3% | 100% | χ2 = 0.516 | < 0.001 (HS) |
Nurse (35) | 8 | 5.3% | 22.9% | 27 | 7.8% | 77.1% | ||
Employer (217) | 51 | 33.6% | 23.5% | 166 | 47.7% | 76.5% | ||
Housewife (168) | 66 | 43.4% | 39.3% | 102 | 29.3% | 60.7% | ||
Student (51) | 27 | 17.8% | 52.9% | 24 | 6.9% | 47.1% | ||
Gravidity | ||||||||
G0 (126) | 57 | 37.5% | 45.2% | 69 | 19.8% | 54.8% | χ2 = 22.75 | < 0.001 (HS) |
G1 (63) | 19 | 12.5% | 30.2% | 44 | 12.6% | 69.8% | ||
G2 (80) | 27 | 17.8% | 33.8% | 53 | 15.2% | 66.3% | ||
≥ G3 (231) | 49 | 32.2% | 21.2% | 182 | 52.3% | 78.8% | ||
Mean ± SD | 1.89 ± 2.02 | 2.67 ± 2.12 | ZMWU = 4.193 | < 0.001 (HS) | ||||
Range | 0.0–8.0 | 0.0–13.0 | ||||||
No. of children 53 | ||||||||
0 (137) | 59 | 182% | 43.1% | 78 | 22.4% | 58.9% | χ2 = 18.49 | < 0.001 (HS) |
1 (64) | 18 | 11.8% | 28.1% | 46 | 13.2% | 71.9% | ||
2 (87) | 29 | 19.1% | 33.3% | 58 | 16.7% | 66.7% | ||
≥ 3 (212) | 46 | 30.3% | 21.7% | 166 | 47.7% | 78.3% | ||
Mean ± SD | 1.74 ± 1.84 | 2.37 ± 1.85 | ZMWU = 3.831 | < 0.001 (HS) | ||||
Range | 0.0–9.0 | 0.0–9.0 | ||||||