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Table 4 Chi-square between knowledge score and demographic variables among teachers

From: Knowledge of child sexual abuse and attitudes towards reporting it among teachers and parents of children studying in selected primary schools of Udupi Taluk, India

Variables

Knowledge

χ2

df

p value

Good

Average

Poor

Age in years

 22–35

15

18

0

0.787

2

0.67

 36–45

19

15

 46–58

11

12

Gender

 Male

6

8

    

 Female

39

37

0

0.338

1

0.56

Education

 Under-graduate

13

11

0

0.227

1

0.634

 Post-graduate

32

34

 Ph.D. and above

0

0

Total years of experience

 0–5

13

8

0

3.115

4

0.53

 6–10

14

19

 11–15

4

4

 16–20

3

1

 > 20

11

13

Previous knowledge of CSA

 Yes

30

17

0

7.56

1

0.006*

 No

15

28

Current employment status

 Permanent

26

32

0

1.74

1

0.18

 Temporary

19

13

Existence of school policy on CSA

 Yes

40

33

0

3.55

1

0.059

 No

5

12

Medium of school you are teaching

 Kannada

5

7

0

0.38

1

0.53

 English

40

38

 Other

0

0

Existence of a school counselor

 Yes

40

31

0

5.40

1

0.020*

 No

5

14

  1. df degree of freedom, χ2 chi-square, *significant at p =  < 0.05