Table 1: Knowledge score about food allergy according to some selected characteristic.
| Characteristic |
Knowledge Scores |
Mean Score ± SD |
p. Value |
| Low |
Moderate |
Good |
|
| Gender (n=300) |
|
|
|
|
0.017* |
| Male |
16(36.4) |
24(54.5) |
4(9.1) |
51.8± 16.0 |
| Female |
53(20.7) |
155(60.5) |
48(18.8) |
58.5± 17.2 |
| Age Groups (n=299) |
|
|
|
|
0.186# |
| 18-24 |
1(8.3) |
9(75.0) |
2(16.7) |
60.0±12.8 |
| 25-44 |
62(24.2) |
154(60.2) |
40(15.6) |
56.8±17.2 |
| 45+ |
6(20.0) |
14(46.7) |
10(33.3) |
62.7±18.4 |
| Years of Experience (n=298) |
|
|
|
|
0.166# |
| Less than 5 years |
15(31.3) |
25(52.1) |
8(16.7) |
55.2±18.6 |
| 5-10 years |
37(19.4) |
117(61.3) |
37(19.4) |
55.0±16.0 |
| More than 10 years |
16(26.7) |
37(61.7) |
7(11.7) |
59.0±17.1 |
| Past Experience with Food Allergy |
|
|
|
|
0.818* |
| No |
35(28.0) |
65(52.0) |
25(20.0) |
57.1± 18.9 |
| Yes |
35(20.1) |
112(64.4) |
27(15.5) |
57.6± 16.1 |
| Over all (n=300)
|
69(23.0) |
179(59.7) |
52(17.3) |
57.2±17.6 |
|
* Based on t test
# Based on one-way ANOVA