Research Article
Quantifying the Levels of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Associated with Sickle Cell Disease and Premarital Genetic Counseling in 350 Saudi Adults
Table 4
Level of practice in association with study variables.
| | Study Variables | Practice N () | χ2 value | P value | | Good | Poor |
| | Age (years) | 18 – 28 | 22 (32.8) | 91 (32.0) | 10.578 | 0.014 | | 29 – 39 | 31 (46.3) | 81 (28.5) | | 40 – 50 | 9 (13.4) | 69 (24.3) | | >50 | 5 (7.5) | 43 (15.1) |
| | Gender | Male | 22 (32.8) | 78 (27.5) | 0.768 | 0.381 | | Female | 45 (67.2) | 206 (72.5) | |
| | Marital status | Single | 10 (14.9) | 73 (25.7) | 4.063 | 0.255 | | Married | 51 (76.1) | 189 (66.5) | | | Widowed | 2 (3.0) | 11 (3.9) | | | Divorced | 4 (6.0) | 11 (3.9) | |
| | Educational level | Illiterate | 3 (4.5) | 7 (2.5) | 3.217 | 0.667 | | Read/Write | 2 (3.0) | 7 (2.5) | | | Elementary | 2 (3.0) | 18 (6.0) | | | Intermediate | 6 (9.0) | 17 (6.0) | | | High School | 12 (17.9) | 64 (22.5) | | | University | 42 (62.7) | 171 (60.2) | |
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