Table 4 Effects of demographic factors on level of patients’ knowledge of anaesthetists’ roles
Demographic variable | Subgroup | n. | Knowledge percentage Score (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | M | 229 | 50.77 (23.1) | 0.977 |
F | 276 | 50.76 (23.2) | ||
Age group | < 60 yr | 426 | 49.6 (23.1) | 0.006 |
> = 60 | 79 | 57.3 (22.2) | ||
Education group | school | 363 | 49.7 (22.2) | 0.325 |
> school | 142 | 51.9 (23.7) | ||
Residence | City | 332 | 52.0 (23.2) | 0.093 |
other | 173 | 48.4 (22.8) | ||
Previous surgery | Yes | 363 | 51.4 (23.0) | 0.304 |
No | 142 | 49.1 (23.5) | ||
Previous surgery Hospital | Teaching | 197 | 49.8 (25.8) | 0.353 |
non-teaching | 166 | 47.3 (24.8) |