Table 3 The level of global knowledge about HT among adolescents and the chosen demographic, environmental and medical factors
Factor | Level of knowledge | Weak | Medium | Good | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | n=249 | ||||
Girls | Chi square = 0.01 | n | 71 | 54 | 19 |
df = 2 | |||||
% | 49.3 | 37.5 | 13.2 | ||
Boys | n | 51 | 40 | 14 | |
% | 48.6 | 38.1 | 13.3 | ||
p = 1 | |||||
Place of living | n = 247 | ||||
Urban | Chi square = 9.77 | n | 36 | 46 | 16 |
df = 2 | |||||
% | 36.7 | 46.9 | 16.3 | ||
Rural | n | 85 | 47 | 17 | |
% | 57.0 | 31.5 | 11.4 | ||
p = 0.007 | |||||
Level of education | n = 249 | ||||
Grade I | Chi square = 8.46 | n | 41 | 27 | 6 |
% | 55.41 | 36.49 | 8.11 | ||
Grade II | df = 4 | n | 65 | 52 | 16 |
% | 48.87 | 39.10 | 12.03 | ||
Grade III | p = 0.08 | n | 17 | 14 | 11 |
% | 40.48 | 33.33 | 26.19 | ||
Blood pressure tests in the past | n = 246 | ||||
No | Chi square = 14.63 | n | 21 | 4 | 0 |
df = 2 | |||||
% | 84.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | ||
Yes | n | 98 | 90 | 33 | |
% | 44.3 | 40.7 | 14.9 | ||
p = 0.0006 | |||||
HT family history | n = 250 | ||||
No | Chi square = 8.98 | n | 67 | 39 | 9 |
df = 2 | % | 58.26 | 33.91 | 7.83 | |
Yes | n | 56 | 55 | 24 | |
p = 0.01 | % | 41.48 | 40.74 | 17.78 | |
Other chronic diseases in family | n = 250 | ||||
No | Chi square = 1.35 | n | 66 | 47 | 14 |
df = 2 | |||||
% | 52.0 | 37.0 | 11.0 | ||
Yes | n | 57 | 47 | 19 | |
% | 46.3 | 38.2 | 15.4 | ||
p = 0.51 | |||||
Source of knowledge about HT | n = 171 | ||||
School | Chi square = 20.95 | n | 74 | 68 | 29 |
df = 2 | |||||
% | 43.3 | 39.8 | 17.0 | ||
p = 0.0000 | |||||
Family | Chi square = 18.77 | n | 46 | 55 | 18 |
df = 2 | |||||
% | 38.7 | 46.2 | 15.1 | ||
p = 0.0000 | |||||
Internet | Chi square = 4.12 | n | 30 | 35 | 20 |
df = 2 | |||||
% | 35.3 | 41.2 | 23.5 | ||
p = 0.13 | |||||
Radio/TV/newspapers | C Chi square = 2.21 | n | 20 | 23 | 14 |
df = 2 | |||||
% | 35.1 | 40.4 | 24.6 | ||
p = 0.33 | |||||