Research Article
Quantifying the Levels of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Associated with Sickle Cell Disease and Premarital Genetic Counseling in 350 Saudi Adults
Table 3
Level of attitude in association with study variables.
| | Study Variables | Attitude N () | χ2 value | P value | | Good | Poor |
| | Age (years) | 18 – 28 | 52 (36.1) | 61 (29.5) | 8.147 | 0.043 | | 29 – 39 | 46 (31.9) | 66 (31.9) | | 40 – 50 | 35 (24.3) | 43 (20.8) | | >50 | 11 (7.6) | 37 (17.9) |
| | Gender | Male | 35 (24.3) | 65 (31.4) | 2.099 | 0.147 | | Female | 109 (75.7) | 142 (68.6) | |
| | Marital status | Single | 44 (30.6) | 39 (18.8) | 7.233 | 0.065 | | Married | 89 (61.8) | 151 (72.9) | | | Widowed | 4 (2.8) | 9 (4.3) | | | Divorced | 7 (4.9) | 8 (3.9) | |
| | Educational level | Illiterate | 1 (0.7) | 9 (4.3) | 21.197 | 0.001 | | Read/Write | 5 (3.5) | 4 (1.9) | | | Elementary | 9 (6.3) | 11 (5.3) | | | Intermediate | 4 (2.8) | 19 (9.2) | | | High School | 21 (14.6) | 55 (26.6) | | | University | 104 (72.2) | 109 (52.7) | |
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