Table 4 Parents’ characteristics and baseline knowledge scores
Characteristics | Knowledge scores | Pvalue | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Median | ||
Gender | 0.319 | ||
Male | 7.11 | 8.00 | |
Female | 6.80 | 7.00 | |
Age | 0.663 | ||
20-30 | 6.63 | 7.00 | |
30-40 | 6.94 | 7.00 | |
>40 | 7.13 | 6.50 | |
Marital Status | 0.869 | ||
Married | 6.85 | 7.00 | |
Single | 6.67 | 6.50 | |
No. of Preschool Children | 0.720 | ||
1-2 | 6.85 | 7.00 | |
3-4 | 6.75 | 6.50 | |
Family Size | 0.141 | ||
<4 | 6.86 | 7.00 | |
4-6 | 7.00 | 7.00 | |
>6 | 5.8 | 6.00 | |
Race | 0.373 | ||
Malay | 6.79 | 7.00 | |
Chinese | 7.29 | 7.00 | |
Religion | 0.373 | ||
Islam | 6.79 | 7.00 | |
Buddhism | 7.29 | 7.00 | |
Place of Living | 0.373 | ||
Rural | 7.29 | 8.00 | |
Urban | 6.79 | 7.00 | |
Employment Status | 0.166 | ||
Employed | 6.95 | 7.00 | |
Unemployed | 6.36 | 6.5 | |
Education Level | <0.001 | ||
Primary | 4.67 | 5.00 | |
Secondary | 6.33 | 6.00 | |
Tertiary Edu | 7.53 | 7.00 | |
Family Income | 0.005 | ||
< RM 1000 | 5.20 | 5.00 | |
RM 1001-2000 | 6.94 | 7.00 | |
RM 2001-3000 | 6.00 | 6.00 | |
RM 3001-4000 | 7.06 | 7.00 | |
> RM 4001 | 7.63 | 8.00 | |