Table 6: Comparison of knowledge of oral cancer symptoms according to demographic characteristics.

 

Knowledge of oral cancer symptoms

Total

Test St.

p*

 

Incorrect

Correct

 

 

 

Gender

Female

165 (95.38)

8 (4.62)

173 (62.68)

0.245

0.620**

Male

96 (93.20)

7 (6.80)

103 (37.32)

Place of Birth

Istanbul

81 (94.19)

5 (5.81)

86 (31.16)

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1.000***

Outside of Istanbul

180 (94.74)

10 (5.26)

190 (68.84)

Educational status

None

3 (100.00)

0 (0.00)

3 (1.09)

5.050

0.538*

Primary School

48 (96.00)

2 (4.00)

50 (18.12)

Elementary School

28 (96.55)

1 (3.45)

29 (10.51)

High School

73 (97.33)

2 (2.67)

75 (27.17)

Vocational school

42 (89.36)

5 (10.64)

47 (17.03)

Bachelor’s degree

60 (93.75)

4 (6.25)

64 (23.19)

Postgraduate

7 (87.50)

1 (12.50)

8 (2.90)

*Chi-square test; **Yates correction; ***Fisher’s Exacat test, frequency (%)