Table 5

- Mean overall score for attitude, knowledge, and practice by demographic characteristics of the participants.

CharacteristicsBeforeAfterP-value
Mean±SD
Gender
Male6.25±2.617.99±2.76<0.001*
Female5.85±2.597.66±3.03<0.001*
Age
50-596.23±2.558.05±2.82<0.001*
60-696.02±2.697.85±2.76<0.001*
≥705.85±2.537.59±3.08<0.001*
Region
Jazan5.77±2.617.95±2.74<0.001*
Al-Ahsa6.24±2.827.24±3.430.001
Qassim6.12±2.617.65±2.95<0.001*
Asir6.26±2.427.88±2.91<0.001*
Northern border6.27±2.688.57±2.08<0.001*
Education level
Illiterate5.40±2.567.51±3.09<0.001*
Elementary6.34±2.537.97±2.73<0.001*
Middle/high6.73±2.608.13±2.69<0.001*
University7.38±2.038.53±2.520.002*
Current work
Employee6.41±2.128.61±2.65<0.001*
Free work5.85±2.588.70±2.310.017
House wife6.37±2.437.53±2.840.009
Retired7.01±2.328.23±2.53<0.001*
Unemployed6.00±2.487.68±3.04<0.001*