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Table 2 Bivariate analysis of sociodemographic and other factors associated with the knowledge, attitude and practice scores

From: Parents’ knowledge, attitude and practice towards children’s vaccination in Lebanon: role of the parent-physician communication

Variable

Knowledge

Attitude

Practice

Gender

 Male

17.65 ± 3.95

40.70 ± 5.17

10.58 ± 2.71

 Female

18.38 ± 3.74

41.50 ± 4.73

10.97 ± 2.67

p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

District

 Beirut

17.91 ± 3.73

41.21 ± 5.04

11.20 ± 2.67

 Mount Lebanon

18.29 ± 3.91

41.59 ± 4.65

10.79 ± 2.72

 North

18.02 ± 3.70

41.25 ± 4.63

10.59 ± 2.70

 South

18.32 ± 4.08

40.96 ± 5.31

10.65 ± 2.62

 Bekaa

17.83 ± 3.53

40.07 ± 4.84

10.23 ± 2.79

p-value

0.184

0.054

< 0.001

Education level

 Illiteracy

14.90 ± 5.30

38.24 ± 4.60

8.54 ± 3.62

 Primary

16.19 ± 4.02

39.91 ± 5.79

10.07 ± 3.39

 Complementary

17.07 ± 3.92

40.42 ± 4.70

10.43 ± 2.69

 Secondary

17.85 ± 3.64

41.22 ± 5.09

10.79 ± 2.72

 University

18.88 ± 3.59

41.74 ± 4.63

11.13 ± 2.47

p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Marital status

 Married

18.10 ± 3.81

41.27 ± 4.89

10.85 ± 2.68

 Single (divorced/widowed)

17.93 ± 4.11

39.67 ± 4.98

10.07 ± 3.00

p-value

0.654

0.001

0.004

Monthly salary

 < 1000 USD

17.93 ± 3.87

40.85 ± 4.82

10.54 ± 2.89

 1000–2000 USD

18.05 ± 3.80

41.38 ± 4.96

10.93 ± 2.58

 > 2000 USD

18.82 ± 3.54

41.04 ± 5.12

11.04 ± 2.53

p-value

< 0.001

0.052

0.001

Type of insurance

 None

17.64 ± 3.71

40.62 ± 4.83

10.28 ± 2.80

 National Social Security Fund (NSSF)

18.35 ± 3.80

41.48 ± 4.85

11.12 ± 2.67

 Army

18.25 ± 3.70

41.76 ± 4.49

10.70 ± 2.66

 Private

18.15 ± 3.85

41.01 ± 5.32

11.02 ± 2.42

 Cooperative

19.37 ± 3.74

41.88 ± 4.96

10.92 ± 2.61

p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. Numbers in bold indicate significant p-values