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Table 3 Comparing mean score of knowledge, HBM (beliefs) and students’ performance (behaviors) and preparedness (knowledge + behaviors) between different parental educational levels

From: Assessing beliefs and preparedness for disasters among high school female students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Variable

Fathers

 

Mothers

 

Low (n = 279)

High (n = 270)

Low

High

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P

Knowledge

14.0

2.78

14.1

2.76

0.151

14.0

2.80

14.2

2.7

0.563

Beliefs

11.6

3.69

12.2

4.10

0.003

11.7

3.79

12.2

4.10

0.171

Performance behavior

32.5

8.48

32.9

8.97

0.929

32.6

8.41

32.6

9.19

0.965

Preparedness

46.4

9.30

46.9

10.1

0.613

46.6

9.40

46.8

10.2

0.839

  1. Independent t-test is significant at P-value < 0 0.05