Public Knowledge and Attitudes towards Vitiligo: A Survey in Mekelle City, Northern Ethiopia

Table 3

Factors associated with the knowledge about vitiligo (n = 300).

Variable		Vitiligo knowledge score percentage		value
		Mean	SD
Gender	Male	10.06	3.28	0.826
	Female	9.97	3.39
Age	18–30	9.50	3.42	0.0001
	31–50	10.94	2.99
	>50	8.91	3.27
Educational level	Primary	7.37	3.73	0.0001
	Secondary and above	10.55	2.96
Employment	Employed	10.33	3.50	0.053
	Unemployed	9.60	3.03
Residence	Urban	9.96	3.34	0.020
	Rural	10.94	2.96
Heard about vitiligo	Yes	10.40	3.27	0.001
	No	8.92	3.23
Source of information	Friends or family	10.15	3.17	0.678
	Social media	9.63	3.05
	Medical source	9.61	4.04
	Internet	10.18	3.42
Friends or families affected by vitiligo	Yes	11.48	3.39	0.0001
	No	9.53	3.16

Statistically significant: ; SD = standard deviation.