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Table 5 Association between attitudes score and socio-demographic data

From: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary health care physicians regarding the pre-travel counselling of patients with type 2 diabetes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 

Attitudes score

 

Disagree

N = 183 (47.5%)

Agree

N = 202 (52.5%)

Total

N = 385

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

P value

Age

≤35

84

45.9%

123

60.9%

207

53.8%

.003*

> 35

99

54.1%

79

39.1%

178

46.2%

Sex

Female

103

56.3%

114

56.4%

217

56.4%

.98

Male

80

43.7%

88

43.6%

168

43.6%

Nationality

Non-Saudi

103

56.3%

100

49.5%

203

52.7%

.183

Saudi

80

43.7%

102

50.5%

182

47.3%

Specialty

Family Medicine

83

45.4%

92

45.5%

175

45.5%

.97

General Practitioner

100

54.6%

110

54.5%

210

54.5%

Education Degree

General Practitioner

100

54.6%

110

54.5%

210

54.5%

.12

Resident

46

25.1%

61

30.2%

107

27.8%

Register

36

19.7%

26

12.9%

62

16.1%

Consultant

1

0.5%

5

2.5%

6

1.6%

Years of Practice

0–5

61

33.3%

92

45.5%

153

39.7%

.006*

6–10

33

18.0%

42

20.8%

75

19.5%

11–15

38

20.8%

39

19.3%

77

20.0%

> 15

51

27.9%

29

14.4%

80

20.8%

  1. *significant at p < .05