Knowledge and Attitude of Sciatica Pain and Treatment Methods among Adults in Saudi Arabia

Table 3

Differences in knowledge and attitude scores based on participant socio-demographic characteristics ^{(n = 3764)}.

Factor	Knowledge		Attitude
	Score (9) Mean ± SD	Z/H-test; value	Score (55) Mean ± SD	Z/H-test; value
Age group^a
(i) ≤25 years	3.79 ± 2.19	Z = 1.224;	36.6 ± 5.69	Z = 7.807;
(ii) >25 years	3.77 ± 2.05		35.2 ± 4.98
Gender^a
(i) Male	3.76 ± 2.15	Z = 0.210;	35.4 ± 5.45	Z = 3.515;
(ii) Female	3.79 ± 2.08		36.0 ± 5.25
Nationality^a
(i) Saudi Arabian	3.78 ± 2.10	Z = 0.276;	35.9 ± 5.35	Z = 3.816;
(ii) Non-Saudi Arabian	3.75 ± 2.19		34.5 ± 5.04
Educational level^a
(i) Diploma or below	3.62 ± 2.11	Z = 3.428;	35.5 ± 5.28	Z = 2.587;
(ii) Bachelor or higher	3.88 ± 2.10		35.9 ± 5.37
Occupation^b
(i) Unemployed	3.71 ± 1.99	H = 4.406;	35.2 ± 4.96	H = 75.777;
(ii) Employed	3.78 ± 2.13		35.2 ± 5.17
(iii) University students	3.84 ± 2.19		36.9 ± 5.68
Residence region^b
(i) Central region	3.83 ± 2.06	H = 6.175;	36.1 ± 5.58	H = 41.514;
(ii) Eastern region	3.77 ± 2.17		36.5 ± 5.32
(iii) Western region	3.72 ± 2.20		35.3 ± 4.92
(iv) Southern region	3.68 ± 2.07		34.9 ± 5.42
(v) Northern region	4.01 ± 1.82		36.0 ± 5.82
Place of living^a
(i) Urban area	3.85 ± 2.13	Z = 4.098;	36.1 ± 5.40	Z = 6.540;
(ii) Rural area	3.51 ± 1.98		34.6 ± 4.89
Had been diagnosed with sciatica by a physician or an alternative practitioner^a
(i) Yes	4.45 ± 1.93	Z = 7.606;	35.0 ± 5.52	Z = 3.653;
(ii) No	3.68 ± 2.12		35.9 ± 5.29
Source of information about sciatica pain and management^b
(i) Physician	3.86 ± 2.10	H = 12.809;	36.0 ± 5.26	H = 161.788;
(ii) Alternative medicine practitioner	3.74 ± 1.91		32.4 ± 4.18
(iii) Internet or books	3.79 ± 2.15		36.6 ± 5.41
(iv) Social media, friends, and relatives	3.47 ± 2.12		34.8 ± 5.19

^a-value has been calculated using the Mann–Whitney Z-test. ^b value has been calculated using the Kruskal–Wallis H-test. ^∗∗significance is determined at level.