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

Table 5

Factors associated with the attitude towards vitiligo (n = 300).

Variable		Vitiligo knowledge score percentage		value
		Mean	SD
Gender	Male	8.65	4.65	0.590
	Female	8.36	4.73
Age	18–30	8.52	5.00	0.664
	31–50	8.69	4.49
	>50	7.89	4.11
Educational level	Primary	6.98	4.35	0.010
	Secondary and above	8.83	4.69
Employment	Employed	9.18	4.55	0.005
	Unemployed	7.65	4.73
Residence	Urban	8.47	4.68	0.572
	Rural	9.18	4.90
Heard about vitiligo	Yes	8.65	4.72	0.394
	No	8.12	4.58
Source of information	Friends or family	8.18	4.48	0.161
	Social media	8.40	5.21
	Medical source	9.75	5.16
	Internet	9.63	4.27
Friends or families affected by vitiligo	Yes	10.81	4.54	0.0001
	No	7.76	4.49

Statistically significant: ; SD = standard deviation.