Awareness of venous thromboembolism and thromboprophylaxis among hospitalized patients: a cross-sectional study

Thrombosis Journal

Table 3 Number and percentage of respondents reporting awareness of DVT or PE by respondents’ characteristics

	N	Number aware	Percent	p-value^a
All Respondents	174	65	37.4%
Age Category (years)				0.18
18–50	77	33	42.9%
51–70	97	32	33.0%
Gender				0.61
Male	90	32	35.6%
Female	84	33	39.3%
Education Level				0.26
High school or below	134	47	35.1%
University/Higher education	40	18	45.0%
Personal History of VTE				0.001
Yes	25	17	68.0%
No	149	48	32.2%
Family History of VTE				0.046
Yes	21	12	57.1%
No	153	53	34.6%

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