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Table 4 The level of global and partial knowledge about HT according to choosing “good health” as a symbol of happiness among adolescents (n = 242)

From: Factors associated with knowledge of hypertension among adolescents: implications for preventive education programs in primary care

Level of knowledge about HT

Ranges

0

1

2

3

4

5

Epidemiological knowledge about HT

weak

n

14

20

14

21

27

41

Contingency coefficient C = 0.21

%

10.22

14.60

10.22

15.33

19.71

29.93

Cramer coefficient V = 0.15

medium

n

5

4

6

15

19

25

Chi square = 11.44

%

6.76

5.41

8.11

20.27

25.68

33.78

df = 10

good

n

1

2

5

3

10

10

p = 0.32

%

3.23

6.45

16.13

9.68

32.26

32.26

Knowledge about HT causes

weak

n

9

3

4

11

16

18

Contingency coefficient C = 0.26

%

14.75

4.92

6.56

18.03

26.23

29.51

Cramer coefficient V = 0.19

medium

n

8

10

7

5

13

18

Chi square = 18.3841

%

13.11

16.39

11.48

8.20

21.31

29.51

df = 10

good

n

3

13

14

23

27

40

p = 0.05

%

2.50

10.83

11.67

19.17

22.50

33.33

Knowledge about HT symptoms

weak

n

15

23

20

28

39

51

Contingency coefficient C = 0.19

%

8.52

13.07

11.36

15.91

22.16

28.29

Cramer coefficient V = 0.13

medium

n

4

1

4

8

11

13

Chi square = 8.94

%

9.76

2.44

9.76

19.51

26.83

31.71

df = 10

good

n

1

2

1

3

6

12

p = 0.54

%

4.00

8.00

4.00

12.00

24.00

48.00

Knowledge about HT complications

weak

n

10

12

11

14

21

21

Contingency coefficient C = 0.2

%

11.24

13.48

12.36

15.73

23.60

23.60

Cramer coefficient V = 0.14

medium

n

10

11

12

19

26

47

Chi square = 10.21

%

8.00

8.80

9.60

15.20

20.80

37.60

df = 10

good

n

0

3

2

6

9

8

p = 0.42

%

0.00

10.71

7.14

21.43

32.14

28.57

Knowledge about HT treatment

weak

n

8

9

9

16

23

30

Contingency coefficient C = 0.12

%

8.42

9.47

9.47

16.84

24.21

31.58

Cramer coefficient V = 0.08

medium

n

8

10

8

14

21

22

Chi square = 3.54

%

9.64

12.05

9.64

16.87

25.30

26.51

df = 10

good

n

4

7

8

9

12

24

p = 0.96

%

6.25

10.94

12.50

14.06

18.75

37.50

Knowledge about HT prevention

weak

n

7

13

11

21

17

30

Contingency coefficient C = 0.18

%

7.07

13.13

11.11

21.21

17.17

30.30

Cramer coefficient V = 0.13

medium

n

9

6

9

9

23

27

Chi square = 8.6

%

10.84

7.23

10.84

10.84

27.71

32.53

df = 10

good

n

4

7

5

9

16

19

p = 0.57

%

6.67

11.67

8.33

15.00

26.67

31.67

Global knowledge about HT

weak

n

11

16

13

20

25

31

Contingency coefficient C = 0.2

%

9.48

13.79

11.21

17.24

21.55

26.72

Cramer coefficient V = 0.14

medium

n

9

8

10

13

20

34

Chi square = 9.83

%

9.57

8.51

10.64

13.83

21.28

36.17

df = 10

good

n

0

2

2

6

11

11

p = 0.45

%

0.00

6.25

6.25

18.75

34.38

34.38

  1. HT – hypertension.
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