Parameter / category | N | Knowledge score | Adequate knowledge (score ≥ 8) | |||||
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Mean | Median | Range | p-value1 | Freq. | %§ | p-value2 | ||
Gender | ||||||||
Female | 1056 | 7.86 | 8 | 2–9 | 724 | 68.6 | ||
Male | 944 | 7.41 | 8 | 2–9 | <.001* | 516 | 54.7 | <.001* |
Nationality | ||||||||
Saudi | 1340 | 7.50 | 8 | 2–9 | 772 | 57.6 | ||
Others | 660 | 7.96 | 8 | 2–9 | <.001* | 468 | 70.9 | <.001* |
Age groups | ||||||||
20–30 | 352 | 7.17 | 7 | 2–9 | 160 | 45.5 | ||
30–40 | 608 | 7.82 | 8 | 3–9 | 392 | 64.5 | ||
40–50 | 508 | 7.87 | 8 | 3–9 | 364 | 71.7 | ||
50–60 | 420 | 7.55 | 8 | 2–9 | 252 | 60.0 | ||
Above 60 | 112 | 7.64 | 8 | 3–9 | <.001* | 72 | 64.3 | <.001* |
Marital status | ||||||||
Single | 268 | 7.39 | 7 | 3–9 | 132 | 49.3 | ||
Married | 1588 | 7.69 | 8 | 2–9 | 1012 | 63.7 | ||
Widowed | 20 | 8.20 | 8 | 7–9 | 16 | 80.0 | ||
Divorced | 124 | 7.68 | 8 | 4–9 | <.001* | 80 | 64.5 | <.001* |
Practice level | ||||||||
Resident | 500 | 7.26 | 7 | 2–9 | 240 | 48.0 | ||
Junior | 496 | 7.75 | 8 | 3–9 | 332 | 66.9 | ||
Senior | 1004 | 7.80 | 8 | 2–9 | <.001* | 668 | 66.5 | <.001* |
Specialty | ||||||||
Ob/gyn | 1172 | 8.17 | 9 | 2–9 | 916 | 78.2 | ||
Non ob/gyn | 818 | 6.92 | 7 | 2–9 | <.001* | 324 | 39.1 | <.001* |
Region | ||||||||
Western | 1148 | 7.54 | 8 | 2–9 | 660 | 57.5 | ||
Eastern | 308 | 7.58 | 8 | 2–9 | 188 | 61.0 | ||
North | 116 | 7.97 | 8 | 6–9 | 72 | 62.1 | ||
South | 116 | 7.37 | 8 | 3–9 | 64 | 53.3 | ||
Central | 308 | 8.12 | 8 | 2–9 | <.001* | 256 | 83.1 | <.001* |