Knowledge, Beliefs, and Psychosocial Effect of Acne Vulgaris among Saudi Acne Patients

Table 3

Factors affecting total knowledge score about causes and aggravating factors of acne among study sample.

	Poor		Good		Total		𝑃 value
	No.	%	No.	%
Knowledge versus age
Childhood	14	73.7%	5	26.3%	19	100.0	𝑃=0.012
Teenagers	69	61.6%	43	38.4%	112	100.0
Adulthood	22	44.9%	27	55.1%	49	100.0
Total	105	58.3%	75	41.7%	180	100.0
Knowledge versus gender
Males	49	68.1	23	31.9	72	100.0	𝑃=0.031
Females	56	51.9	48.1	48.1	108	100.0
Total	105	58.3	75	41.7	180	100.0
Knowledge versus marital status
Single	90	60	60	40	150	100.0	𝑃=0.357
Married	13	46.4	15	53.6	15	100.0
Divorced	1	100	0	0	1	100.0
Widow (er)	1	100	0	0	1	100.0
Total	105	100	75	41.7	180	100.0
Knowledge versus education
Illiterate	4	80	1	20	5	100.0	𝑃=0.297
Primary school	2	100	0	0	2	100.0
Intermediate	20	69	9	31	29	100.0
Secondary	54	56.8	41	43.2	95	100.0
Bachelor and more	25	51	24	49	49	100.0
Total	105	58.3	75	41	180	100.0
Knowledge versus income
<5000 RS	33	61.1%	21	38.9%	54	100.0	𝑃=0.258
5000–10000 RS	51	62.2%	31	37.8%	82	100.0
>10000 RS count	21	47.7%	23	52.3%	44	100.0