Table 6 The difference in knowledge of hypertension and diabetes in relation to demographic factors:

Age (years)

0.512

< 0.001

18–25

8.1 (2.088)

7.95–8.26

10.31 (2.832)

10.1–10.52

25–40

7.97 (2.153)

7.64–8.3

11.1 (2.512)

10.71–11.49

40–55

8.13 (2.205)

7.63–8.64

11.32 (2.541)

10.74–11.9

55 and above

8.56 (1.917)

7.87–9.25

10.97 (2.102)

10.21–11.73

Gender

0.002

0.043

Male

8.39 (2.029)

8.17–8.6

10.76 (2.790)

10.46–11.06

Female

7.95 (2.125)

7.78–8.11

10.43 (2.741)

10.22–10.64

State of residence

0.832

0.992

City

8.09 (2.113)

7.93–8.24

10.56 (2.747)

10.36–10.76

Countryside

8.14 (2.073)

7.88–8.4

10.5 (2.807)

10.15–10.85

Highest level of education

< 0.001

0.043

illiterate

7 (1.414)

-5.71–19.7

9.5 (0.707)

3.15–15.85

Primary school

7 (1.225)

6.26–7.74

10.54 (2.106)

9.27–11.81

Middle school

7.15 (1.345)

6.34–7.97

9.69 (2.394)

8.25–11.14

secondary school

6.94 (2.427)

6.24–7.64

9.59 (2.857)

8.77–10.41

University

8.19 (2.079)

8.06–8.33

10.61 (2.763)

10.43–10.79

Employment Status

0.014

< 0.001

Unemployed

8.03 (2.121)

7.88–8.17

10.38 (2.795)

10.18–10.57

Employed

8.4 (1.999)

8.12–8.69

11.24 (2.499)

10.88–11.6

Marital status

0.279

0.011

Single

8.15 (2.135)

8–8.31

10.4 (2.850)

10.2–10.6

Married

7.91 (1.955)

7.64–8.18

10.92 (2.425)

10.59–11.25

Widowed

8.3 (1.636)

7.13–9.47

12.3 (1.567)

11.18–13.42

Divorced

7.78 (2.991)

5.48–10.08

11.78 (1.856)

10.35–13.2

Monthly income

0.014

0.882

Excellent

7.72 (2.233)

7.07–8.38

10.6 (3.090)

9.69–11.5

Good

8.34 (1.987)

8.1–8.59

10.64 (2.675)

10.31–10.96

Middle

8.16 (2.113)

7.95–8.36

10.53 (2.749)

10.26–10.79

Low

7.82 (2.144)

7.56–8.08

10.47 (2.815)

10.12–10.81