Table 4 Association between demographic characteristics and knowledge level
Background characteristics | Total (n) | Knowledge group %(n) | OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low knowledge | High Knowledge | ||||
Age group | < 50 years | 74 | 58.1(43) | 41.9(31) | 1.65(.0.93,2.96) |
> 50 years | 125 | 45.6(57) | 54.4(68) | 1 | |
Marital status | Single | 15 | 27.0(4) | 73.3(11) | 0.35(0.11,5.16) |
Widow/Divorced | 41 | 58.5(24) | 41.5(17) | 1.37(0.68,2.77) | |
Married | 140 | 50.7(71) | 49.3(69) | 1 | |
Education level | Others | 154 | 54.5(84) | 45.5(70) | 2.1(1.05,4.19) |
College | 44 | 36.4(16) | 63.6(28) | 1 | |
Gender | Female | 86 | 57.0(49) | 43.0(37) | 1.61(0.91,2.83) |
Male | 113 | 45.1(51) | 54.9(62) | 1 | |
Employment status | Unemployed | 118 | 54.2(64) | 45.8(54) | 1.41(0.78,2.58) |
Employee | 68 | 45.6(31) | 54.4(37) | 1 | |
Duration of HCV infection | I don’t know | 20 | 65.0(13) | 35.0(7) | 3.16 (1.16,8.63) |
< 1 year | 39 | 66.7(26) | 33.3(13) | 3.41 (1.50,7.72) | |
1–5 years | 66 | 50.0(33) | 50.0(33) | 1.70 (0.86,3.35) | |
> 5 years | 73 | 37.0(27) | 63.0(46) | 1 | |
Frequency of visiting the physician | Only when feel sick | 56 | 37.5(21) | 62.5(35) | 0.50 (0.26,0.98) |
Scheduled visit (1–6) months | 123 | 58.3(67) | 41.7(56) | 1 | |