Level of Knowledge and Demographic Influences on Chlamydia Awareness: A Descriptive Analysis

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Data Analysis
Descriptive statistics were performed: Frewquency analysis, Cross tabulation
with chi square tests
4.0 Results
To fulfil the aim and objectives of present research the data collected from 100 respondents
was subjected to descriptive analysis. This was done in order to analyse the level of
knowledge of regarding chlamydia, and the effect of demographic variables of gender, age,
marital status, and level of education. The demographic information of the respondent
population is as shown in Table 1. The maximum proportion of respondent population
belonged to the age group 23-23 years (28%), with 70 % females. A large proportion of
student reported their level of study as bachelors (51%), followed by postgraduate
coursework (40%). The majority of respondent population was married (53%), followed by
those who were single (41%). Therefore, the respondent population allows for a balanced
observation of knowledge between married and single individuals. However, the population
is biased in terms of gender, as females compose major percentage of population.
Age
Percent
18-22 years 23.0
23-27 years 28.0
28-32 years 26.0
33-37 years 10.0
38-42 years 5.0
43-47 years 4.0
48 or above 4.0
Gender

Male 30
Female 70
Total 100
Level of study
Bachelor 51.0
Post-graduate coursework 40.0
Post graduate research 9.0
Marital Status
Single 41.0
Married 53.0
Widow 1.0
Divorced 3.0
Never married 2.0
Table 1: Demographic details of respondent population
4.1 Level of knowledge
To assess the level of knowledge the questionnaire responses were analysed to observe the
percentage distribution of responses as per the general facts (GF), chlamydia symptoms in
females (CF), and chlamydia symptoms in males (CM). The level of knowledge regarding the
general facts is shown in Table 2. It was observed that respondents had fairly high knowledge
regarding the general facts concerning chlamydia, as almost all of the questions (except for
GF7 & GF10) were answered correctly by more than half of population. As seen from Figure
1, the majority (79%) of all study respondents correctly reported the knowledge regarding
contracting chlamydia more than once. Also, a large proportion of survey respondents (76%)
knew that chlamydia could be contracted not only by females. Correspondingly 75% of the
respondents correctly reports that chlamydia can affect fertility in females, and the disease
can be get rid of.
Correct responses (%)

GF1 65
GF2 68
GF3 59
GF4 76
GF5 54
GF6 75
GF7 42
GF8 75
GF9 79
GF10 41
GF11 68
Table 2: Percentage of respondents reporting correct responses
Figure 1: Percentage distribution of respondents concerning general chlamydia facts
Further, the respondent population was tested for their level of knowledge concerning
chlamydia symptoms in males and female. As seen from Table 3 it is evident that more than
half of the population correctly identified the symptoms of chlamydia in females, therefore
the overall level of knowledge could be inferred as high. As shown in Figure 2, majority of

the population identified unusual discharge as a symptom (84%), whereas on the other 81%
of the respondents also identified dizziness not as a symptom of chlamydia.
Table 3: Percentage of correct responses for chlamydia symptoms in females
Figure 2: Percentage distribution of respondents concerning level of knowledge of symptoms in
females
Table 4 shows the percentage of correct responses regarding the chlamydia symptoms in
males. It can be seen that more than half of the population correctly identified the symptoms
of chlamydia in males correctly, therefore the overall level of knowledge could be inferred as
high. As shown in Figure 3, majority of the population identified pain and burning when
urinating as a symptom (74%), whereas on the other hand 82% of the respondents identified
dizziness not as a symptom of chlamydia. For symptoms in both males and females the
highest percentage of respondents identified Dizziness as not a symptom of chlamydia.
Correct responses (%)
CF1 84.0
CF2 77.0
CF3 81.0
CF4 70.0
CF5 58.0
CF6 55.0