Table 4 Overall knowledge score of the participants, with measures of central tendency and dispersion for all participants, followed by demographic categories sorted by mean score
All participants | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | 14.1 (2.1) | ||
Confidence interval (95%) | 14.0–14.2 | ||
Median | 14.0 | ||
Range | 5.0–22.0 | ||
Interquartile range (Q1-Q3) | 13.0–15.0 | ||
Demographic groups | Score, mean (SD) | p-value* | |
Sex | Male | 14.1 (2.4) | |
Female | 14.2 (1.6) | 0.535 | |
Age | Elderly (65+) | 13.9 (1.8) | |
Adults (25–64) | 14.1 (2.2) | 0.843 | |
Youths [15–24] | 14.2 (2.1) | 0.631 | |
Education | Illiterate | 13.9 (2.0) | |
Primary (1st -5th grade) | 14.0 (1.9) | 1.000 | |
Secondary (6th – 9th grade) | 14.1 (2.2) | 1.000 | |
Upper secondary (10th – 12th grade) | 14.5 (2.3) | 0.001** | |
Graduation | 15.2 (2.5) | < 0.001** | |
Post-graduation | 15.2 (2.7) | 0.057 | |
Occupation | Self-employed | 13.8 (2.1) | |
Business | 14.0 (2.6) | 1.000 | |
Housewife | 14.3 (1.6) | 0.006** | |
Private sector job | 14.4 (2.1) | < 0.001** | |
Government job | 15.0 (2.6) | 0.062 | |
Student | 15.0 (2.0) | < 0.001** | |
Residence | Other states in India | 12.8 (3.4) | |
Other districts in Madhya Pradesh | 14.0 (2.2) | 0.001** | |
Ujjain district | 14.3 (1.9) | < 0.001** | |
Ujjain city | 14.5 (1.9) | < 0.001** | |