Research Article
Knowledge and Attitude of Sciatica Pain and Treatment Methods among Adults in Saudi Arabia
Table 2
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants in accordance to sciatica pain diagnosed by the physician or alternative medicine practitioner.
| | Study variables | Overall N (%) (n = 3764) | Diagnosed with sciatica pain | value§ | | Yes, N (%), (n = 510) | No N (%) (n = 3254) |
| | Age group | | (i) 18–25 years | 1559 (41.4%) | 108 (21.2%) | 1451 (44.6%) | <0.001 | | (ii) 26–34 years | 767 (20.4%) | 110 (21.6%) | 657 (20.2%) |
| | Gender | | (i) Male | 1513 (40.2%) | 215 (42.2%) | 1298 (39.9%) | 0.332 | | (ii) Female | 2251 (59.8%) | 295 (57.8%) | 1956 (60.1%) |
| | Nationality | | (i) Saudi Arabian | 3499 (93.0%) | 449 (88.0%) | 3050 (93.7%) | <0.001 | | (ii) Non-Saudi Arabian | 265 (07.0%) | 61 (12.0%) | 204 (06.3%) |
| | Educational level | | (i) High school | 1079 (28.7%) | 138 (27.1%) | 941 (28.9%) | <0.001 | | (ii) Diploma | 375 (10.0%) | 83 (16.3%) | 292 (09.0%) | | (iii) Bachelor’s degree | 2086 (55.4%) | 244 (47.8%) | 1842 (56.6%) | | (iv) Higher education | 224 (06.0%) | 45 (08.8%) | 179 (05.5%) |
| | Occupation | | (i) Unemployed | 836 (22.2%) | 138 (27.1%) | 698 (21.5%) | <0.001 | | (ii) Healthcare provider | 313 (08.3%) | 59 (11.6%) | 254 (07.8%) | | (iii) Nonhealthcare provider | 1095 (29.1%) | 173 (33.9%) | 922 (28.3%) | | (iv) University students | 1199 (31.9%) | 50 (09.8%) | 1149 (35.3%) | | (v) Retired | 321 (08.5%) | 90 (17.6%) | 231 (07.1%) |
| | Residence region | | (i) Central region | 852 (22.6%) | 137 (26.9%) | 715 (22.0%) | 0.118 | | (ii) Eastern region | 774 (20.6%) | 104 (20.4%) | 670 (20.6%) | | (iii) Western region | 1302 (34.6%) | 157 (30.8%) | 1145 (35.2%) | | (iv) Southern region | 424 (11.3%) | 59 (11.6%) | 365 (11.2%) | | (v) Northern region | 412 (10.9%) | 53 (10.4%) | 359 (11.0%) |
| | Place of living | | (i) Urban area | 3015 (80.1%) | 394 (77.3%) | 2621 (80.5%) | 0.083 | | (ii) Rural area | 749 (19.9%) | 116 (22.7%) | 633 (19.5%) |
| | Source of information about sciatica pain and management | | (i) Physician | 1843 (49.0%) | 300 (58.8%) | 1543 (47.4%) | <0.001 | | (ii) Alternative medicine practitioner | 264 (07.0%) | 86 (16.9%) | 178 (05.5%) | | (iii) Internet or books | 1169 (31.1%) | 83 (16.3%) | 1086 (33.4%) | | (iv) Social media, friends, and relatives | 488 (13.0%) | 41 (08.0%) | 447 (13.7%) |
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§ value has been calculated using Chi-square test. ∗∗ significant at level. |
