Educational Intervention Improved Parental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) and Adherence of Patients with Celiac Disease to Gluten-Free Diet

Table 2

Relationship between nutrition knowledge categories among CD parents and the sociodemographic characteristics of CD patients and their parents.

Characteristics		Poor knowledge (%)	Fair knowledge (%)	Good knowledge (%)	value
Child’s gender	Boy	9 (39.1)	10 (43.5)	4 (17.4)	0.66
	Girl	6 (35.3)	6 (35.3)	5 (29.4)
Child’s age	<5 years	3 (42.9)	4 (57.1)	0 (0.0)	0.44
	5-9 years	6 (40.0)	4 (26.7)	5 (33.3)
	≥10 years	6 (33.3)	8 (44.4)	4 (22.2)
Mother’s education	High school or less	5 (26.3)	8 (42.1)	6 (31.6)	0.28
	More than high school	10 (47.6)	8 (38.1)	3 (14.3)
Father’s education	High school or less	5 (41.7)	5 (41.7)	2 (16.7)	0.84
	More than high school	10 (35.7)	11 (39.3)	7 (25.0)
Monthly family income (JD)	<500	6 (28.6)	10 (47.6)	5 (23.8)	0.28
	500-700	5 (35.7)	5 (35.7)	4 (28.6)
	>700	4 (80.0)	1 (20.0)	0 (0.0)
Onset of disease	<1 year	6 (46.2)	7 (53.8)	0 (0.0)	0.06
	≥1 year	9 (33.3)	9 (33.3)	9 (33.3)
Information source	Gastroenterologist clinic	4 (26.7)	1 (6.7)	10 (66.7)	0.02
	Dietitian	7 (43.8)	3 (18.8)	6 (37.5)
	Internet or social media	5 (55.6)	4 (44.4)	0 (0.0)

JD: Jordanian dinar ($1.71). ; fair knowledge 60-75; .