Table 4 Relationship of study variables with total knowledge, attitude and practice scores

Age

 − 0.043^a

 − 0.175^*a

0.05^a

Gender

 Females

8.57 ± 1.84^*b

2.57 ± 1.359^b

2.97 ± 1.054^b

 Males

9.11 ± 1.925

2.67 ± 1.463

2.89 ± 0.97

Disease

 RA

8.61 ± 2.197^b

2.37 ± 1.508^*b

3.089 ± 1.017^b

 SLE

8.9 ± 1.8

2.91 ± 1.144

2.9 ± 1.038

 AS

9 ± 1.069

2.5 ± 1.195

2.5 ± 0.53

 Behcet’s disease

9.29 ± 1.326

2.57 ± 1.222

2.57 ± 1.089

 Reactive arthritis

10 ± 0.755

3.5 ± 1.604

2.5 ± 0.536

 Psoriatic arthritis

8.38 ± 1.784

3 ± 1.265

3.25 ± 1

 Systemic sclerosis

8 ± 1.309

1 ± 1.069

2.75 ± 1.389

Disease duration

 − 0.076^a

 − 0.045 (0.537)^a

0.152^*a

Steroid use

  Yes

8.67 ± 1.769^b

2.81 ± 1.339^*b

2.99 ± 1.076^b

  No

9.04 ± 1.769

2.07 ± 1.399

2.81 ± 0.87

Steroid dose

  ≤ 5

10.23 ± 2.33^b

2.99 ± 1.4^*b

3.02 ± 1.235^b

  > 5–20

10.94 ± 2.373

2.41 ± 1.104

2.88 ± 1.149

  > 20

10 ± 1.155

2 ± 0

3 ± 1.155

Conventional DMARDS

 Yes

8.75 ± 1.975^b

2.54 ± 1.368^b

3 ± 1.064^*b

 No

8.93 ± 1.359

2.93 ± 1.514

2.57 ± 0.634

Biologics usage

 Yes

8.78 ± 1.517^b

2.22 ± 1.16^b

2.22 ± 0.647^*b

 No

8.78 ± 1.93

2.64 ± 1.412

3.01 ± 1.026

Vaccinated

 Yes

8.94 ± 1.532^b

3.24 ± 1.146^*b

2.96 ± 1.13^b

 No

8.57 ± 2.251

1.81 ± 1.146

2.9 ± 0.87

Education

 Low

7.04 ± 2.1^*b

2.04 ± 1.556^*b

2.74 ± 1.023^*b

 Middle

7.55 ± 1.48

2.27 ± 1.5

2.52 ± 0.87

 High

9.46 ± 1.516

2.8 ± 1.286

3.09 ± 1.022

Socioeconomic status

 Low

6.12 ± 1.4^*b

1.56 ± 1.47^*b

2.76 ± 0.831^b

 Medium

8.64 ± 1.8

2.32 ± 1.295

2.95 ± 0.119

 High

9.47 ± 1.4

2.99 ± 1.27

2.97 ± 1.014

Work

 Working

8.95 ± 1.634^b

2.67 ± 1.36^b

3 ± 1.073^b

 Non-working

8.42 ± 2.3

2.47 ± 1.457

2.81 ± 0.9

Main knowledge source

 TV

10.55 ± 2.07^b

2.24 ± 1.19^*b

2.91 ± 1.092^b

 Internet

10.57 ± 2.35

2.8 ± 1.591

2.96 ± 0.96

 Specialist

10.6 ± 2.253

2.77 ± 0.97

2.93 ± 1.081

Functional impact

 Mild

8.3 ± 2.342^b

2.3 ± 1.838^b

2.30 ± 0.47^*b

 Moderate

8.53 ± 1.957

2.81 ± 1.359

2.91 ± 1.059

 Severe

9.15 ± 1.641

2.45 ± 1.288

3.12 ± 1.023

Compliance

 Yes

8.85 ± 1.89^b

2.62 ± 1.436^b

3 ± 1.028^*b

 No

8.36 ± 1.83

2.5 ± 1.139

2.57 ± 0.92

Previous COVID-19

 Yes

9.13 ± 1.432^b

2.6 ± 1.329^b

2.99 ± 1.028^b

 No

8.7 ± 1.96

2.6 ± 1.4

2.67 ± 0.959

Severe COVID-19 attack

 Yes

9.5 ± 1.179^b

2.35 ± 1.182^b

2.9 ± 1.1^b

 No

8.95 ± 1.538

3.1 ± 1.524

2.55 ± 0.887

Total knowledge score

-

0.283^*a

0.212^*a

Total attitude score

0.28^*a

-

0.126^a

Total practice score

0.212^*a

0.126^a

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