Table 3 The association between the socio-demographic characteristics and the compliance and knowledge scores
Variable | Compliance score | Knowledge score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weekly (n = 214) | Total (n = 224) | Total (n = 224) | ||||
Inter quartiles Median | P-value | Inter quartiles Median | P-value | Inter quartiles Median | P-value | |
Age | Â | 0.124 | Â | 0.104 | Â | 0.374 |
45–54 | 5 (5–6) |  | 5 (5–6) |  | 6.5 (4–9) |  |
55–64 | 5 (4–5) |  | 5 (4–5) |  | 7 (3–10) |  |
65–74 | 5 (4–6) |  | 5 (4–6) |  | 7 (5–9) |  |
More than 75 | 5 (4–6) |  | 5 (4–6) |  | 10 (6–11.75) |  |
Education level | Â | 0.11 | Â | 0.253 | Â | 0.320 |
Literate | 5 (3–6) |  | 5 (3–6) |  | 8 (5–9.75) |  |
Primary | 6 (4–6) |  | 6 (4–6) |  | 7 (3–10) |  |
Secondary | 5 (3–6) |  | 5 (3–6) |  | 7 (3–9) |  |
Diploma | 5 (4–6) |  | 5 (4–6) |  | 6.5 (3.25–8.75) |  |
Bachelor | 5 (4–6) |  | 5.5 (4–6) |  | 5 (7–9) |  |
Post graduate | 6 (4–6) |  | 6 (4–6) |  | 4 (9–11) |  |
Income | Â | 0.582 | Â | 0.528 | Â | 0.01 |
Low | 5 (4–6) |  | 5 (3.7–6) |  | 8 (5–10) |  |
Moderate | 5 (4–6) |  | 5 (4–6) |  | 7 (4–9) |  |
High | 4 (4–6) |  | 6 (4–6) |  | 7 (4–12) |  |
Residency | Â | 0.014 | Â | 0.029 | Â | 0.290 |
Urban | 6 (4–6) |  | 6 (4–6) |  | 7 (4–9) |  |
Rural | 5 (4–6) |  | 5 (4–6) |  | 8 (4–10) |  |
Camp | 2.5 (1–5.25) |  | 2.5 (1–5.25) |  | 6.5 (3.25–11.25 |  |
Employment status | Â | 0.055 | Â | 0.034 | Â | 0.704 |
Employed | 5 (4–6) |  | 5 (4–6) |  | 8 (5–10) |  |
Unemployed | 5 (4–6) |  | 5 (4–6) |  | 7 (3.5–10) |  |
Smoking | Â | 0.204 | Â | 0.087 | Â | 0.650 |
Current smoker | 5 (3–6) |  | 5 (3–6) |  | 6 (4–8) |  |
Previous smoker | 6 (5.7–6) |  | 6 (5.7–6) |  | 9 (4.25–10) |  |
Non-smoker | 5 (4–6) |  | 5 (4–6) |  | 7 (4–10) |  |
Caffeine use | Â | 0.155 | Â | 0.180 | Â | 0.537 |
yes | 5 (4–6) |  | 5 (4–6) |  | 7 (4–10) |  |
No | 6 (4–6) |  | 6 (4–6) |  | 7 (3–9) |  |