Table 5 Factors associated with public knowledge and awareness about Parkinson’s disease, Saudi Arabia
Factors | Overall knowledge level | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor | Good | ||||
No | % | No | % | ||
Region | .304 | ||||
Central Region | 128 | 71.5% | 51 | 28.5% | |
Northern Region | 16 | 76.2% | 5 | 23.8% | |
Eastern Region | 34 | 87.2% | 5 | 12.8% | |
Western Region | 58 | 77.3% | 17 | 22.7% | |
Southern Region | 13 | 81.3% | 3 | 18.8% | |
Age in years | .580^ | ||||
18–24 | 221 | 75.7% | 71 | 24.3% | |
25–34 | 15 | 65.2% | 8 | 34.8% | |
35–44 | 4 | 80.0% | 1 | 20.0% | |
45–55 | 5 | 83.3% | 1 | 16.7% | |
> 55 | 4 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
Gender | .735 | ||||
Male | 45 | 73.8% | 16 | 26.2% | |
Female | 204 | 75.8% | 65 | 24.2% | |
Educational level | .001*^ | ||||
Secondary/below | 67 | 85.9% | 11 | 14.1% | |
Diploma | 16 | 94.1% | 1 | 5.9% | |
University education | 164 | 71.9% | 64 | 28.1% | |
Post-graduate degree | 2 | 28.6% | 5 | 71.4% | |
Marital status | .484^ | ||||
Single | 225 | 74.8% | 76 | 25.2% | |
Married | 21 | 80.8% | 5 | 19.2% | |
Divorced/widow | 3 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
Work status | .497^ | ||||
Not working | 21 | 75.0% | 7 | 25.0% | |
Student | 213 | 75.8% | 68 | 24.2% | |
Employee | 11 | 64.7% | 6 | 35.3% | |
Retired | 4 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
Do you know someone with Parkinson’s disease? | .011* | ||||
Yes | 26 | 57.8% | 19 | 42.2% | |
Maybe | 11 | 73.3% | 4 | 26.7% | |
No | 212 | 78.5% | 58 | 21.5% | |
Have you ever seen someone suffering from hand tremors? | .267 | ||||
Yes | 181 | 73.6% | 65 | 26.4% | |
Maybe | 21 | 75.0% | 7 | 25.0% | |
No | 47 | 83.9% | 9 | 16.1% | |
Have you ever heard of any support groups or organizations for people with Parkinson’s? | .036* | ||||
Yes | 12 | 54.5% | 10 | 45.5% | |
Maybe | 20 | 69.0% | 9 | 31.0% | |
No | 217 | 77.8% | 62 | 22.2% | |