The public awareness and knowledge of aphasia in Saudi Arabia

Figures & data

Table 1. Respondents’ demographic profile (N = 1631) and levels of aphasia awareness and knowledge.

Variable	Category	# Respondents	% Respondents	Heard of aphasia (%)	Correct basic knowledge of aphasia (%)	Some knowledge of aphasia (%)
Gender	Male	715	43.84	22.1	2.3	38.9
	Female	916	56.16	18.5	5.9	49.5
Age range (years)	18-24	151	9.26	20.5	3.2	67.7
	25-30	192	11.77	25.5	4.1	59.2
	31-35	222	13.61	27	10.2	42.4
	36-40	241	14.78	16.2	7.7	56.4
	41-45	196	12.02	21.4	2.4	28.6
	46-50	185	11.34	25.4	2.1	34
	51-55	178	10.91	16.3	3.4	34.5
	56-60	122	7.48	11.5	0	35.7
	61-65	98	6.01	15.3	0	53.3
	66-70	28	1.72	10.7	0	66.7
	71-75	13	0.80	30.8	0	25
	>76	5	0.31	20	0	0
City of Residency	Central (Najd)	1120	68.67	21.2	5.5	46.2
	Northern	82	5.03	25.6	0	76.2
	Southern	115	7.05	18.3	0	42.9
	Eastern	121	7.42	15.7	0	36.8
	Western (Hejaz)	193	11.83	18.7	5.6	27.8
Education	No formal education	75	4.60	10.7	0	87.5
	Primary or Elementary School	56	3.43	16.07	0	22.2
	High School	245	15.02	13.9	0	64.7
	Diploma	154	9.44	17.5	3.7	37
	Graduate degree	841	51.56	20.9	3.4	44.6
	Postgraduate degree	260	15.94	30.8	10	40
Socio-economic status	I: high-earning professions	194	11.89	33.5	5.5	39.6
	II: intermediate professions	698	42.80	21.2	5	43.2
	III: skilled jobs	208	12.75	14.9	0	35.7
	IV: semi-skilled workers	20	1.23	10	0	0
	V: unskilled manual workers	7	0.43	0	3.4	56.8
	VI: unemployed and students	504	30.90	17.5	4.5	45.3

Figure 1. Bar graph illustrating aphasia features that were identified by respondents with aphasia awareness. The bars represent the percentages of respondents (n = 334), as they can select more than one option.

Figure 2. Bar graph illustrating causes of aphasia that were identified by respondents with aphasia awareness. The bars represent the percentages of the respondents (n = 334), as they can select more than one option.