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Table 3 Factors associated with a good level of knowledge about HBV transmission modes 1 , KABP survey, France, 2010 (multivariate analysis)

From: Hepatitis B knowledge, perceptions and practices in the French general population: the room for improvement

 

%

Adjusted OR

CI 95%

Gender

   

 Men

35.1

1

 

 Women

41.4

1.3

1.2-1.5

Age (in years)

   

 18–30

42.6

1

 

 31–44

42.5

1.0

0.9-1.1

 45–54

34.9

0.8

0.6-0.9

 55-69

30.0

0.6

0.5-0.7

Educational level

   

 No educational qualification

26.1

1

 

 CAP/BEP/BEPC (vocational diplomas)

32.8

1.3

1.1-1.6

 Secondary school certificate

38.6

1.5

1.2-1.8

 Higher education qualification

46.2

2.0

1.6-2.4

Net monthly income per household

   

 <2,000 €

35.5

1

 

 2,000–2,999 €

37.1

1.0

0.9-1.2

 ≥ 3,000 €

42.3

1.2

1.1-1.3

 Did not wish to share this information/ Did not know

25.4

0.7

0.4-0.96

Area of residence

   

 Outside the Ile-de-France administrative district

37.4

1

 

 Ile-de-France administrative district (which includes Paris)

42.2

1.1

0.99-1.2

Living in a couple or a stable relationship

   

 No

39.9

1

 

 Yes

38.0

0.9

0.8-0.98

Knowing someone in circle of family and friends who was infected

   

 No

37.4

1

 

 Yes

41.9

1.2

1.1-1.3

HBV endemicity in country of birth2

   

 Low

38.7

1

 

 Intermediate or high

35.7

0.9

0.8-1.1

Intravenous drug use in one’s lifetime

   

 No

38.4

1

 

 Yes

29.0

0.8

0.4-1.6

  1. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
  2. 1 A good level of knowledge was defined as providing the correct response to the 4 questions asked about HBV transmission modes, as follows: “yes” for the items “sexual relations without a condom”, “through the sharing of needles while injecting drugs”, and “during pregnancy”; “no” for the item “from a mosquito bite”.
  3. 2 See the footnote 3 in Table 1 .