Table 3 Relationship between knowledge and attitude of adolescent girls and mothers about early pregnancy
Variable | adolescent girls Number (%) | Mother Number (%) | The relationship between knowledge and attitude of mothers and girls (P-value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge regarding early pregnancy (Score range) | 0.539* | ||||
Good (Score: 7–9) | 112 (41.5) | 122 (45.2) | |||
Average (Score: 4–6) | 74 (27.4) | 80 (29.6) | |||
Poor (Score: 0–3) | 84 (31.1) | 68 (25.2) | |||
Attitude regarding early pregnancy | Number (%) | Mean (SD) of knowledge | Number (%) | Mean (SD) of knowledge | < 0.001* |
Agree | 3 (1.1) | 5.37 (3.02) | 12 (4.4) | 5.94 (2.70) | |
No opinion | 13 (4.8) | 1.54 (2.47) | 23 (8.5) | 3.00 (3.43) | |
Disagree | 254 (94.1) | 3.67 (4.72) | 235 (87.1) | 3.10 (3.82) | |
The relationship between knowledge and attitude | P < 0.001** | P < 0.001** | |||