A cross sectional assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards Hepatitis B among healthy population of Quetta, Pakistan

Table 1 Characteristics of the study respondents (N = 780)

Characteristics	N	%
*Age (32.61 ± 9.48)*
18-27	283	36.3
28-37	268	34.4
38-47	171	21.9
48-57	58	7.4
*Gender*
Male	417	53.5
Female	363	46.5
*Education*
Illiterate	35	4.5
Religious Only	58	7.4
Primary	185	23.7
Metric	79	10.1
Intermediate	198	25.4
Graduation	144	18.5
Post-Graduation	81	10.4
*Occupation*
Unemployed	364	46.7
Government Servant	134	17.2
Private Servant	189	24.2
Self Employed	93	11.9
Income*
No Income	366	46.9
< Pk. Rs. 5000	108	13.8
5001-10000	122	15.6
10001-15000	91	11.7
>15001	93	11.9
*Locality*	428	54.9
Urban	352	45.1
Rural
*Source of HB information*
New papers and magazines	138	17.4
Health workers	100	12.8
Family/friends/neighbors	284	36.4
TV, Radio and Internet	114	14.9
Religious leaders/teachers	6	0.7
HB information leaflets, brochures, posters etc.	138	17.7

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