Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards Hepatitis B infection among nurses and midwives in two maternity hospitals in Khartoum, Sudan

Table 3 Factors Associated with HBV knowledge attitude and practice

Demographic variables	No.	Average knowledge	p-value	Favourable attitude	p-value	Safe practice	p-value
Age group
21–30 year	72	37(51.4%)	0.919	31(43.1%)	0.298	34 (47.2%)	0.576
31–40 year	12	6 (50.0%)		2 (16.7%)		7 (58.3%)
41–50 year	13	8 (61.5%)		4 (30.8%)		6 (46.2%)
More than 50	13	7 (53.8%)		4 (30.8%)		4 (30.8%)
Hospital
Saudi	64	30 (46.9%)	0.005	58 (90.5%)	0.124	20 (31.4%)	0.391
Saad Abul-Ella	46	34 (73.9%)	0.005	37 (80.4%)	0.124	18 (39.1%)	0.391
Occupation
Nurse	80	48 (60.0%)	0.528	69 (86.3%)	0.955	25 (31.3%)	0.235
Midwife	30	16 (53.3%)	0.528	26 (86.6%)	0.955	13 (43.3%)	0.235
Education
Below university	30	16 (53.3%)	0.528	24 (80.0%)	0.234	13 (43.3%)	0.235
University or above	80	48 (60.0%)	0.528	71 (88.8%)	0.234	25 (31.3%)	0.235
Experience
< 2 years	65	38 (58.5%)	0.943	57 (88.7%)	0.626	19 (29.2%)	0.159
> 2 years	45	26 (57.8%)	0.943	38 (84.4%)	0.626	19 (42.2%)	0.159

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