Handwashing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Students in Eastern Province Schools, Saudi Arabia

Table 6

Bivariate analysis of students’ means scores of hygiene practices according to their background.

Student background	N	Mean	SD	Std. error mean	T-test^$	value
Gender
Boy	218	10.05	2.333	0.158	1.510	0.132
Girl	53	9.51	2.259
Age
9–11 years	59	10.59	2.102	0.310	4.247	0.015
12–14 years	20	9.00	2.362
Above 14 years	192	9.84	2.347
Class level
Elementary school	59	10.59	2.102	4.247	2	0.015
Secondary school	20	9.00	2.362
High school	192	9.84	2.347
Maternal education level
No formal education	21	9.71	2.148	2.325	5	0.044
Elementary and secondary level	23	10.39	2.061
High school level	69	10.35	1.984
Undergraduate level	95	9.85	2.445
Postgraduate level	37	8.89	2.706
I do not know	7	10.57	1.512
Paternal education level
No formal education	15	10.87	1.407	1.214	5	0.303
Elementary and secondary level	14	10.14	2.070
High school level	61	9.92	2.193
Undergraduate level	74	9.66	2.495
Postgraduate level	76	9.76	2.487
I do not know	10	11.00	1.414

The total number of complete cases is 271. ^$F-score for more than two groups.