Research Article
Knowledge and Perception of Falls among Community Dwelling Elderly: A Study from Southern Sri Lanka
Table 3
Association of knowledge of falls with demographic characteristics (
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| Demographic characteristic | Knowledge on falls | value | Poor | Average | Good | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| Gender | | Female | 31 (17.7) | 105 (60.0) | 39 (22.3) | 0.81 | Male | 23 (18.4) | 78 (62.4) | 24 (19.2) | Age | | 65–74 y | 26 (13.0) | 125 (62.5) | 49 (24.5) | 0.002 | 75 y and above | 28 (28.0) | 58 (58.0) | 14 (14.0) | Level of education | | Primary education or less | 42 (36.2) | 68 (58.6) | 6 (5.2) | <0.001 | Beyond primary education | 12 (6.5) | 115 (62.5) | 57 (31.0) |
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