Table 4 The mean of correct responses to True/False Questionnaire among the study participants (n = 1577)
From: Parents’ awareness of ear health in Madinah region, Saudi Arabia
N | Mean | Std. deviation | T-test/F-test | Sig | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
Male | 548 | .743 | .1335 | 0.374 | 0.708 |
Female | 1029 | .745 | .1265 | ||
Age | |||||
Less than 20 year | 26 | .709 | .1123 | 4.804 | 0.001 |
20–29 | 211 | .718 | .1460 | ||
30–39 | 450 | .737 | .1321 | ||
40–49 | 580 | .754 | .1208 | ||
50–59 | 310 | .758 | .1247 | ||
Marital status | |||||
Married | 1468 | .746 | .1277 | 2.709 | 0.067 |
Divorced | 72 | .710 | .1453 | ||
Widow | 37 | .739 | .1391 | ||
Educational level | |||||
Illiterate | 5 | .743 | .1195 | 3.278 | 0.011 |
Primary school | 18 | .690 | .1530 | ||
Intermediate school | 37 | .803 | .1219 | ||
High school | 260 | .733 | .1382 | ||
University and above | 1257 | .746 | .1263 | ||
Monthly income | |||||
Less than 5000 | 186 | .742 | .1295 | 4.331 | 0.002 |
5000–10000 | 455 | .728 | .1328 | ||
10000–15000 | 432 | .742 | .1325 | ||
15000–20000 | 351 | .762 | .1155 | ||
20000 or more | 153 | .763 | .1302 | ||
Job | |||||
Employee | 985 | .746 | .1261 | 0.409 | 0.683 |
Unemployed | 592 | .743 | .1335 | ||
Work field | |||||
Health field (medicine, nursing, pharmacy, laboratories, nutrition, physiotherapy) | 120 | .765 | .1358 | 3.392 | 0.009 |
Educational field (teacher) | 586 | .752 | .1193 | ||
Administrative field | 151 | .727 | .1291 | ||
Media field (TV and media, social media ...) | 18 | .738 | .1225 | ||
Others | 110 | .717 | .1409 | ||
Exposure of child to second hand smoke | |||||
Yes | 366 | .726 | .1295 | 3.108 | 0.002 |
No | 1211 | .750 | .1283 | ||
Do you have any relatives with hearing loss: | |||||
Yes | 363 | .740 | .1308 | 0.780 | 0.436 |
No | 1214 | .746 | .1284 | ||
Does your child diagnosed with hearing loss | |||||
Yes | 86 | .738 | .1276 | 0.453 | 0.651 |
No | 1491 | .745 | .1290 | ||
Does your child exposed to noise frequently | |||||
Yes | 649 | .748 | .1269 | 0.865 | 0.387 |
No | 928 | .742 | .1303 | ||