Research Article
Knowledge, Applicability, and Barriers of Telemedicine in Egypt: A National Survey
Table 3
Comparisons of knowledge, attitude, preference, and barrier scores according to sociodemographic characteristics (
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| Variables | No. | Kn score | value | At score | value | Pref score | value | Barri score | value | | | | |
| Sex | | | 0.890 | | 0.744 | | 0.382 | | 0.006 | (i) Male | 339 | | | | | | | | | (ii) Female | 347 | | | | | | | | | Residence | | | 0.301 | | 0.736 | | 0.202 | | 0.379 | (i) Lower Egypt | 381 | | | | | | | | | (ii) Upper Egypt | 48 | | | | | | | | | (iii) Cairo | 255 | | | | | | | | | (iv) Sinai | 2 | | | | | | | | | Education | | | 0.015 | | 0.006 | | 0.011 | | 0.006 | (i) Postuniversity | 192 | | | | | | | | | (ii) University | 401 | | | | | | | | | (iii) Preuniversity | 81 | | | | | | | | | (iv) Basic | 9 | | | | | | | | | (v) None | 3 | | | | | | | | | Job | | | 0.034 | | 0.002 | | 0.234 | | 0.519 | (i) Governmental | 243 | | | | | | | | | (ii) Nongovernmental | 105 | | | | | | | | | (iii) Unemployed | 117 | | | | | | | | | (iv) Freelance | 97 | | | | | | | | | (v) Student | 106 | | | | | | | | | (vi) Wages | 18 | | | | | | | | | Work hours | | | 0.039 | | 0.117 | | 0.010 | | 0.515 | (i) 0 h | 207 | | | | | | | | | (ii) ≤5 h | 61 | | | | | | | | | (iii) 6–10 h | 336 | | | | | | | | | (iv) >10 h | 82 | | | | | | | | | Comorbidities | | | 0.585 | | 0.165 | | 0.680 | | 0151 | (i) No | 530 | | | | | | | | | (ii) Yes | 156 | | | | | | | | | Previous use | | | 0.404 | | 0.614 | | 0.256 | | 0.092 | (i) No | 340 | | | | | | | | | (ii) Yes | 346 | | | | | | | | | First use | | | 0.385 | | 0.189 | | 0.389 | | 0.046 | (i) Never | 280 | | | | | | | | | (ii) Before COVID-19 | 121 | | | | | | | | | (iii) After COVID-19 | 285 | | | | | | | | |
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Kn: knowledge; At: attitude; Pref: preference to use telemedicine; Barri: barriers to use telemedicine.
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