26 September 2023: Clinical Research
Navigating Health Literacy and Practices: A Cross-Sectional Study on Nursing Undergraduates in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Omaimah A. Qadhi 1ABCDEFG* , Gada Khalid Albothi 1ABCDEFG , Reem Fallatah 1ABCDEFG , Maryam Anazi 1ABCDEFG , Mahmood Basil A. Al-Rawi 2ABCDEFG , Wajid Syed 3ABCDEFGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.941632
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941632
Table 8 Association between students’ health practice (HP) scores and demographics.
| Variables | Number of respondents | Good HPn=21 (5.2%) | Moderate HPn=166 (40.9%) | Poor HPn=219 (53.9%) | Totaln (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Years | Respondents | 0 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 0.0001 |
| % in age group | 0.0% | 50% | 50% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 0.0% | 12% | 9.1% | 9.9% | ||
| 20 Years | Respondents | 5 | 41 | 15 | 61 | |
| % in age group | 8.2% | 67.2% | 24.6% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 23.8% | 24.7% | 6.8% | 15.0% | ||
| 21 Years | Respondents | 0 | 20 | 34 | 54 | |
| % in age group | 0.0% | 37% | 63% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 0.0% | 12% | 15.5% | 13.3% | ||
| 22 Years | Respondents | 0 | 80 | 135 | 215 | |
| % in age group | 0.0% | 37.2% | 62.8% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 0.0% | 48.2% | 61.6% | 53.0% | ||
| 23 Years | Respondents | 16 | 5 | 15 | 36 | |
| % in age group | 44.4% | 13.9% | 41.7% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 76.2% | 3% | 6.8% | 8.9% | ||
| Total | Count | 21 | 166 | 219 | 406 | |
| % in age group | 5.2% | 40.9% | 53.9% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ||
| First Year | Respondents | 5 | 5 | 29% | 39 | 0.0001 |
| % in level of study group | 12.85 | 12.8% | 74.4% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 23.8 | 3.0% | 13.2% | 9.6% | ||
| Second Year | Respondents | 0 | 10 | 15 | 25 | |
| % in level of study | 0 | 40 | 60% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 0 | 6 | 6.8% | 6.2% | ||
| Third Year | Respondents | 0 | 93 | 59 | 152 | |
| % in level of study group | 0 | 61.2% | 38.8% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 0 | 56.0% | 26.9% | 37.4% | ||
| Fourth Year | Respondents | 16 | 53 | 72 | 141 | |
| % in level of study group | 11.3% | 37.6% | 51.1% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 76.25 | 31.9% | 32.9% | 34.7% | ||
| Fifth Year | Respondents | 0 | 5 | 44 | 49 | |
| % in level of study group | 0 | 10.2% | 89.8% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 0 | 3.0% | 20.1% | 12.1% | ||
| Total | Count | 21 | 166 | 219 | 406 | |
| % in level of study group | 5.2% | 40.9% | 53.9% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ||
| Married | Respondents | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0.0001 |
| % in marital status group | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.7% | 4.7% | ||
| Single | Respondents | 21 | 141 | 159 | 321 | |
| % in marital status group | 6.5% | 43.9% | 49.5% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 100% | 84.9% | 72.6% | 79.1% | ||
| Widowed/divorced | Respondents | 0 | 25 | 41 | 66 | |
| % in marital status group | 0.0% | 37.9% | 62.1% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 0.0% | 15.1% | 18.7% | 16.3% | ||
| Total | Count | 21 | 166 | 219 | 406 | |
| % in marital status group | 5.2% | 40.9% | 53.9% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ||
| Parents | Respondents | 21 | 88 | 96 | 205 | 0.0001 |
| % in source of income group | 10.2% | 42.9% | 46.8% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 100.0% | 53.0% | 43.8% | 50.5% | ||
| Sponsor | Respondents | 0 | 35 | 59 | 94 | |
| % within source of income group | 0.0% | 37.2% | 62.8% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 0.0% | 21.1% | 26.9% | 23.2% | ||
| Part-time employment | Respondents | 0 | 43 | 64 | 107 | |
| % in source of income group | 0.0% | 40.2% | 59.8% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP | 0.0% | 25.9% | 29.2% | 26.4% | ||
| Total | Count | 21 | 166 | 219 | 406 | |
| % in source of income group | 5.2% | 40.9% | 53.9% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ||
| Yes | Respondents | 0 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 0.0001 |
| % in presence of disease group | 0.0% | 11.4% | 88.6% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 0.0% | 3.0% | 17.8% | 10.8% | ||
| No | Respondents | 21 | 161 | 180 | 362 | |
| % in presence of disease group | 5.8% | 44.5% | 49.7% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP level | 100% | 97.0% | 82.2% | 89.2% | ||
| Total | Count | 21 | 166 | 219 | 406 | |
| % in presence of disease group | 5.2% | 40.9% | 53.9% | 100.0% | ||
| % in HP levels | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ||