Sex Total P value
  Male Female
  N % N % N %
Educational advice givers             0.098
Physician 118 50 118 50 236 59  
Health Educator 26 52 24 28 50 12.5  
Other 0 0 6 100 6 1.5  
Didn’t receive any advice 56 51.9 52 48.1 108 27  
Need of health education services             0.156
Yes 115 50.2 114 49.8 229 57.2  
Sometimes 70 53.8 60 46.2 130 32.5  
No 15 36.6 26 63.4 41 10.3  
Patients preference of HE advices provider             0.835
Physician 108 49.5 110 50.5 218 54.5  
Health Educator 63 48.8 66 51.2 129 32.2  
Both 25 53.2 22 46.8 47 11.8  
All health professionals 4 66.7 2 33.3 6 1.5  
Table 2: The health education advice providers (N=400).