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Table 2 Association between socio-demographic factors and knowledge of food poisoning

From: Knowledge, attitude and practices among parents regarding food poisoning: a cross-sectional study from Palestine

Variable #

Number (%) N = 412

Knowledge score Median [interquartile range] 12.0 [11.0–14.0]

Age group a

 18–20

24 (5.8)

11.5[9.3–13.0]

 21–30

224 (54.4)

12.0[11.0–14.0]

 31–40

137 (33.3)

13.0[11.0–14.0]

 41–50

27 (6.5)

12.0[10.0–14.0]

Gender b

 Male

30 (7.3)

12.0[9.8–14.0]

 Female

382 (92.7)

12.0[11.0–14.0]

Educational level *, a

 Illiterate/Primary

84 (20.4)

12.0[10.0–13.0]

 Secondary

160 (38.8)

12.0[11.0–13.0]

 University

168 (40.8)

13.0[11.0–14.0]

Employment status b

 Working

87 (21.1)

12.0[11.0–14.0]

 Not working

325 (78.9)

12.0[11.0–14.0]

Residency *, a

 City

276 (66.9)

13.0[11.0–14.0]

 Village

34 (8.3)

13.0[11.0–14.0]

 Palestinian refugee camps

102 (24.8)

11.0[10.0–12.0]

Income level of the family a, c

 Low (less than 500JD)

108 (26.2)

12.0[11.0–13.8]

 Average (500-1000JD)

244 (59.2)

12.0[11.0–14.0]

 High (1001- >3000JD)

60 (14.6)

12.0[10.0–13.0]

Family members number b

 2–5

250 (60.7)

12.0[11.0–14.0]

 > 5

162 (39.3)

12.0[11.0–14.0]

Number of children a

 1–3

256 (62.1)

12.0[11.0–14.0]

 4–6

140 (34.0)

12.0[11.0–14.0]

 > 6

16 (3.9)

12.5[10.5–13.8]

Children ages b

 0–6 only

213 (51.7)

12.0[11.0–14.0]

 0–6 and > 6

199 (48.3)

12.0[11.0–14.0]

Food preparing d

 Mother

395 (96.3)

12.0[11.0–14.0]

 Father

15 (3.7)

12.0[10.0–13.0]

Number of meals consumed away from home a

 Never

185 (44.9)

12.0[11.0–13.0]

 1–3 times/month

185 (44.9)

13.0[11.0–14.0]

 1–2 times/week

32 (7.8)

12.0[10.0–14.0]

 > 2 times/week

10 (2.4)

12.5[10.3–14.0]

  1. #For each variable, a value with the asterisk (*) signifies P < 0.05 and the absence of asterisk indicates otherwise
  2. ap-value is calculated using Kruskal-Wallis test
  3. bp-value is calculated using Mann-Whitney U test
  4. c1 Jordanian Dinar (JD) equals 1.41 US Dollar
  5. dThere are two samples not included