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

Table 5 Comparison of Demographic Characteristics and Mean KAP Scores

Description	N (780)	Knowledge Score (Mean ± SD)	P-Value	Attitude Score (Mean ± SD)	P-Value	Practice Score (Mean ± SD)	P-Value
Age*
18-27	283	8.98 (2.6)	0.237	3.73 (1.2)	0.075	2.66 (0.9)	0.071
28-37	268	8.76 (2.6)		3.67 (1.3)		2.76 (1.0)
38-47	171	8.37 (2.8)		3.91 (1.3)		3.05 (1.5)
48-57	58	8.48 (2.8)		3.40 (1.1)		2.29 (1.1)
Gender**
Male	417	8.83 (2.5)	0.537	3.72 (1.3)	0.197	2.83 (1.3)	0.747
Female	363	8.62 (2.8)		3.72 (1.2)		2.66 (0.9)
Education*
Illiterate	35	4.31 (1.6)	0.105	3.09 (1.0)	0.107	2.09 (0.8)	0.155
Religious Only	58	7.97 (2.6)		3.50 (0.9)		2.47 (0.9)
Primary	185	7.62 (2.4)		3.28 (1.1)		2.21 (0.7)
Metric	79	7.70 (2.3)		3.49 (1.0)		2.80 (0.9)
Intermediate	198	9.35 (1.8)		3.76 (1.2)		2.72 (0.8)
Graduation	144	10.08 (2.3)		3.98 (1.4)		3.15 (1.1)
Post-Graduation	81	10.89 (2.3)		4.85 (1.2)		3.84 (1.7)
Occupation*
Unemployed	364	8.22 (2.7)	0.231	3.55 (1.1)	0.224	2.63 (0.9)	0.085
Government Servant	134	9.54 (2.5)		3.86 (1.2)		3.20 (1.4)
Private Servant	189	9.13 (2.6)		4.05 (1.4)		2.65 (1.1)
Self Employed	93	8.78 (2.3)		3.56 (1.3)		2.82 (1.4)
Income*
No Income	366	8.27 (2.8)	0.095	3.54 (1.1)	0.412	2.62 (0.9)	0.221
< Pak Rs. 5000	108	8.25 (2.9)		3.81 (1.5)		2.26 (0.9)
5001-10000	122	8.87 (2.3)		3.41 (1.3)		2.28 (0.8)
10001-15000	91	9.44 (2.6)		4.01 (1.2)		3.07 (0.8)
>15001	93	10.26 (1.6)		4.49 (1.1)		4.18 (1.4)
Locality**
Urban	428	9.34 (2.4)	*0.001*	3.98 (1.3)	*0.001*	3.05 (1.2)	*0.001*
Rural	352	8.00 (2.8)		3.42 (1.1)		2.40 (0.8)
Total	780	8.74 (2.7)		3.72 (1.2)		2.76 (1.1)

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