Table 8 Association between participants’ demographics and questionnaire domain scores (n = 967)

Country

Egypt

4.2 ± 1.56

0.000

12.9 ± 3.7

0.000

15.4 ± 4.0

0.001

5.19 ± 1.56

0.000

7.25 ± 3.1

0.020

Morocco

4.2 ± 1.56

11.9 ± 1.7

14.4 ± 3.2

6.24 ± 1.77

6.4 ± 2.7

Jordan

4.56 ± 1.8

11.8 ± 1.7

14.19 ± 2.6

5.4 ± 1.47

6.5 ± 2.7

Sudan

4.8 ± 1.6

13.0 ± 2.6

14.74 ± 2.7

5.34 ± 1.62

7.05 ± 3.0

Area

Rural

4.476 ± 1.68

0.43

13.06 ± 3.34

0.22

14.98 ± 3.75

0.69

5.67 ± 1.67

0.001

6.84 ± 2.83

0.27

Urban

4.356 ± 1.68

12.71 ± 3.23

15.10 ± 3.60

5.25 ± 1.58

7.125 ± 3.07

Gender

Female

4.396 ± 1.63

0.80

12.44 ± 2.94

0.001

14.95 ± 3.43

0.32

5.433 ± 1.65

0.06

7.09 ± 3.05

0.91

Male

4.369 ± 1.73

13.03 ± 3.46

15.18 ± 3.78

5.241 ± 1.57

7.07 ± 3.02

Children

No

4.437 ± 1.68

0.25

12.688 ± 2.75

0.35

15.158 ± 3.60

0.51

5.333 ± 1.62

0.89

6.977 ± 2.91

0.25

yes

4.314 ± 1.69

12.882 ± 3.76

15.004 ± 3.67

5.319 ± 1.58

7.199 ± 3.17

Previous participation in research

No

4.389 ± 1.69

0.73

12.86 ± 3.35

0.06

15.123 ± 3.70

0.49

5.349 ± 1.61

0.33

7.208 ± 3.09

0.001

Yes

4.3392 ± 1.65

12.34 ± 2.69

14.906 ± 3.29

5.2137 ± 1.56

6.4215 ± 2.59

Age group

 < 40

4.388 ± 1.65

0.81

12.90 ± 3.47

0.02

15.225 ± 3.79

0.02

5.337 ± 1.61

0.69

7.127 ± 3.01

0.36

 > 40

4.357 ± 1.80

12.33 ± 2.34

14.614 ± 3.00

5.289 ± 1.58

6.913 ± 3.10

Medical condition

Healthy

4.3944 ± 1.70

0.55

12.834 ± 3.29

0.16

15.125 ± 3.66

0.41

5.338 ± 1.62

0.57

7.085 ± 3.03

0.87

Non-Healthy

4.2996 ± 1.62

12.408 ± 3.02

14.8467 ± 3.43

5.253 ± 1.46

7.038 ± 3.06

Education level

Less than University

4.47 ± 1.72

0.29

13.074 ± 3.48

0.06

15.44 ± 3.91

0.04

5.533 ± 1.67

0.01

7.551 ± 3.45

0.001

University and higher

4.345 ± 1.67

12.654 ± 3.15

14.93 ± 3.50

4.0745 ± 9.95

6.883 ± 2.82

Marital status

ever married

4.3572 ± 1.71

0.64

12.798 ± 3.58

0.83

14.994 ± 3.69

0.40

5.285 ± 1.57

0.40

7.11 ± 3.1

0.74

Never married

4.4076 ± 1.66

12.753 ± 2.87

15.1888 ± 3.57

5.371 ± 1.63

7.045 ± 2.95

Degree of religiosity

Not and Less than very religious

4.344 ± 1.75

0.77

13.358 ± 3.28

0.01

15.054 ± 3.62

0.90

5.3175 ± 1.57

0.94

7.047 ± 3.07

0.89

Very religious

4.388 ± 1.67

12.672 ± 3.24

15.094 ± 3.64

5.328 ± 1.61

7.084 ± 3.03

Awareness of the term “biobank”

No

4.352 ± 1.69

0.41

12.99 ± 3.45

0.00

15.248 ± 3.73

0.03

5.325 ± 1.61

0.98

7.305 ± 3.14

0.00

Yes

4.449 ± 1.68

12.27 ± 2.68

14.712 ± 3.36

5.328 ± 1.60

6.546 ± 2.70