Table 2 Shows the result of matching the ‘Affirmative’ group of responses against the ‘Negative’ group of responses to the question (Q1): may I know your understanding of your disease condition?
Appropriate Response | Inappropriate Response | Total | χ2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affirmative | Age | <45 yrs | 132 (89.8%) | 15 (10.2%) | 147 (100%) | 0.03 |
≥45 yrs | 82 (79.6%) | 21 (20.4%) | 103 (100%) | |||
Gender | Female | 119 (93.0%) | 9 (7.0%) | 128 (100%) | 0.001 | |
Male | 95 (77.9%) | 27 (22.1%) | 122 (100%) | |||
Educational status | ≤6 yrs | 31 (68.9%) | 14 (31.1%) | 45 (100%) | 0.002 | |
>6 yrs | 183 (89.3%) | 22 (10.7%) | 205 (100%) | |||
Negative | Age | <45 yrs | 37 (61.7%) | 23 (38.3%) | 60 (100%) | 0.85 |
≥45 yrs | 38 (64.4%) | 21 (35.6%) | 59 (100%) | |||
Gender | Female | 34 (75.6%) | 11 (24.4%) | 45 (100%) | 0.03 | |
Male | 41 (55.4%) | 33 (44.6%) | 74 (100%) | |||
Educational status | ≤8 yrs | 25 (55.6%) | 20 (44.4%) | 45 (100%) | 0.24 | |
>8 yrs | 50 (67.6%) | 24 (32.4%) | 74 (100%) |