International Scholarly Research Notices / 2014 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice regarding Food, and Waterborne Outbreak after Massive Diarrhea Outbreak in Yazd Province, Iran, Summer 2013 Table 1 Mean score of knowledge, attitude, and practice of the participants regarding water- and foodborne outbreaks by demographic characteristics using analysis of variance method.
Variables Number Percent Knowledge Attitude Practice Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Location Affected cities 248 49.11 27.80 4.34 0.037 36.84 4.32 0.127 21.04 3.87 0.057 Nonaffected cities 257 50.89 28.53 4.78 37.29 4.46 21.57 3.75 Sex Male 230 45.54 27.51 4.99 0.001 36.9 4.04 0.209 20.76 3.82 0.001 Female 275 54.46 28.73 4.13 37.21 4.66 21.77 3.75 Marital status Married 403 80.12 28.51 4.52 0.004 37.14 4.46 0.219 21.50 3.68 0.019 Single 100 19.88 26.80 4.36 37.76 4.12 20.53 4.27 Age group 15–24 years 115 23.57 26.62 4.33 <0.001 36.40 4.08 0.057 20.67 4.04 0.243 25–40 years 269 55.12 28.60 4.49 37.58 4.21 21.54 3.80 41–60 years 96 19.67 29.25 4.31 36.90 4.82 21.37 3.76 >60 years 8 1.64 29.87 3.18 35.50 4.82 21.50 1.92′ Household number 1–3 people 204 42.68 28.25 4.58 0.053 36.78 4.38 0.012 21.07 3.82 0.407 4–6 people 251 25.51 28.37 4.51 37.44 4.40 21.51 3.83 >7 people 23 4.81 25.92 5.30 34.82 3.44 20.86 4.19 Education Illiterate 9 1.79 30.33 2.82 0.0002 36.00 4.87 <0.001 16.66 4.55 0.002 Primary school 31 6.16 27.22 5.09 35.87 4.08 21.86 3.14 Secondary school 61 12.13 26.95 4.76 34.68 4.16 21.32 3.85 High School 162 32.21 27.37 4.09 36.47 4.22 21.21 3.76 Academic 240 71.71 29.07 4.67 38.25 4.24 21.49 3.80 Membership in family Householder 178 35.39 28.07 4.65 <0.001 37.27 3.83 0.042 21.26 3.50 0.015 Housekeeper 202 40.16 28.52 4.35 36.91 4.70 21.63 3.83 Offspring 94 18.69 26.67 4.89 36.40 4.22 20.34 3.83 Other 29 5.77 31.24 2.82 38.96 5.49 20.34 4.12 Job Pupil 15 2.99 27.26 3.23 <0.001 36.20 4.00 0.0001 20.00 3.48 0.043 Collegian 59 11.78 26.84 5.25 37.42 4.34 20.84 4.00 Employee 136 27.15 29.94 4.15 38.68 4.33 21.65 3.80 Worker 74 14.77 26.25 4.74 36.04 3.70 20.70 3.80 Housekeeper 153 30.54 28.11 4.16 36.23 4.63 21.86 3.73 Farmer 6 1.20 26.00 4.00 35.50 4.92 23.50 2.42 Retired 4 0.80 30.00 6.87 37.00 3.74 21.50 4.85 Other 54 10.78 28.53 4.41 36.83 3.93 20.33 3.88 Health source information Health Centers 81 31.27 29.80 4.50 0.011 38.09 4.78 0.003 22.45 3.44 0.105 Radio 98 37.84 27.91 4.37 35.00 4.78 21.66 2.77 Television 12 4.63 27.58 7.72 35.85 4.48 21.20 4.26 Newspapers 12 4.63 27.33 4.65 38.75 5.01 22.00 4.86 Other 56 21.62 27.48 4.65 37.51 4.06 20.78 3.49
