- Relationship between knowledge level and demographic factors among asthmatic schoolchildren (N=214).
| Variables | n | Knowledge | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (<11 marks) | Moderate (11-22 marks) | High (>22 marks) | |||
| n (%) | |||||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 96 | 77 (80.2) | 18 (18.8) | 1 (1.0) | 0.32 |
| Female | 118 | 100 (84.7) | 14 (11.9) | 4 (3.4) | |
| Age | |||||
| 13 | 93 | 73 (78.5) | 16 (17.2) | 4 (4.3) | 0.28 |
| 14 | 121 | 104 (86.0) | 16 (13.2) | 1 (0.8) | |
| Race | |||||
| Malay | 149 | 135 (90.6) | 11 (7.4) | 3 (2.0) | <0.001 |
| Indian | 44 | 27 (61.4) | 15 (34.1) | 2 (4.5) | |
| Chinese | 20 | 14 (70.0) | 6 (30.0) | 0 (0) | |
| Others | 1 | 1 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0) | |
| Are there other family members of yours who have asthma? | |||||
| No | 158 | 133 (84.2) | 21 (13.3) | 4 (2.5) | 0.05 |
| Yes | 56 | 44 (78.6) | 11 (19.6) | 1 (1.8) | |
| What types of medication do you use to treat asthma? | |||||
| Inhaler | 101 | 86 (85.1) | 13 (12.9) | 2 (2.0) | 0.19 |
| Oral medications | 67 | 58 (86.6) | 7 (10.4) | 2 (3.0) | |
| Not applicable | 46 | 33 (71.7) | 12 (26.1) | 1 (2.2) | |