Table 7 Knowledge score by sociodemographic variables.
Characteristic | Median (Q1-Q3) | P value | Test statistic* | Post hoc analysis; significant pairs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age categories (years) | (< 0.001)b | 32.362 | a-b; b-c; a-c | |
≤ 19 (a) | 6 (4–9) | |||
20–21 (b) | 9 (7–11) | |||
≥ 21 (c) | 10 (8–11) | |||
Gender | (0.214)a | -1.243 | none | |
Male | 8 (6.25–10) | |||
Female | 9 (6.5–11) | |||
Residency | (0.534)b | 1.254 | none | |
Camp | 9(5–10) | |||
Village | 9 (7–11) | |||
City | 8 (6–11) | |||
Living status | (0.423)b | 1.720 | none | |
Alone | 8 (7–10) | |||
With my family | 9 (6–11) | |||
Others | 10 (8.5–11) | |||
Social status | (0.061)a | -1.871 | none | |
Single/divorced | 9 (6–11) | |||
Married | 10 (8.5–11.5) | |||
Specialization | (0.002)b | 22.186 | a-d, a-f, a-h, b-d, b-f, b-g, b-h, e-d, e–f, e–g, e–h | |
Medicine (a) | 9 (7–11) | |||
Pharmacy (b) | 10 (8–11) | |||
Lab. Science (c) | 8 (7–10) | |||
Nursing/midwifery (d) | 8 (5–10) | |||
Pharm.D. (e) | 9 (8–11) | |||
Speech and hearing (f) | 6 (5.25–7.5) | |||
Optics (g) | 7 (5–10) | |||
Physiotherapy (h) | 6 (4–9) | |||
Insurance | (0.412)b | 1.775 | none | |
I don’t have insurance | 9 (7–11) | |||
Private insurance | 8 (6–10) | |||
Governmental insurance | 9 (6–11) | |||
Income | (0.591)b | 1.914 | none | |
Less than 2000 NIS | 8 (6–9.5) | |||
2000–5000 NIS | 9 (6–11) | |||
5000–10,000 NIS | 9 (7–11) | |||
More than 10,000 NIS | 8.5 (7–11) | |||
Education level | (< 0.001)b | 39.759 | a-d, a-e, a-f, b-c, b-d, b-e, b-f, c-e, c-f | |
1st year (a) | 7 (4–9) | |||
2nd year (b) | 5 (4.5–8.5) | |||
3rd year (c) | 9 (6.25–10) | |||
4th year (d) | 9 (7–11) | |||
5th year (e) | 10.5 (8–11) | |||
6th year (f) | 10 (9–11) | |||
