Table 3 Association of women’s knowledge and health behaviour on hepatitis B or C with sociodemographic characteristics and covariates (n = 10,919)
Characteristics | Knowledge about hepatitis B or C | Health behavior about hepatitis B or C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | p-value* | Yes | No | p-value* | |
Regions / Provinces | ||||||
Punjab | 34.2 | 65.8 | < 0.01 | 29.8 | 70.2 | < 0.01 |
Sindh | 41 | 59 | 34.8 | 65.2 | ||
Baluchistan | 28.3 | 71.7 | 18.2 | 81.8 | ||
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 31 | 69 | 21.9 | 78.1 | ||
Islamabad Capital Territory | 56.1 | 43.9 | 38.8 | 61.2 | ||
FATA | 17.6 | 82.4 | 19 | 81 | ||
Geographical classification | ||||||
Urban | 46 | 54 | < 0.01 | 38.1 | 61.9 | < 0.01 |
Rural | 28 | 72 | 23.5 | 76.5 | ||
Respondent’s age | ||||||
15–24 years | 25.2 | 74.8 | < 0.01 | 18.2 | 81.8 | < 0.01 |
25–34 years | 35.8 | 64.2 | 31.6 | 68.4 | ||
35 years and above | 38.4 | 61.6 | 31.6 | 68.4 | ||
Respondent’s educational status | ||||||
No formal schooling | 23.9 | 76.1 | < 0.01 | 22 | 78 | < 0.01 |
Up to 5 years of schooling | 33.4 | 66.6 | 26.2 | 73.8 | ||
6–10 years of schooling | 40.9 | 59.1 | 33.1 | 66.9 | ||
More than 10 years of schooling | 62.5 | 37.5 | 48.8 | 51.2 | ||
Respondent’s occupation | ||||||
Not working / unemployed | 35.1 | 64.9 | < 0.01 | 29.1 | 70.9 | < 0.01 |
Professional, clerical, sales & services | 52.2 | 47.8 | 41.8 | 58.2 | ||
Agriculture | 16.9 | 83.1 | 17.8 | 82.2 | ||
Manual or household worker | 33.6 | 66.4 | 28.7 | 71.3 | ||
Husband’s educational status | ||||||
No formal schooling | 23.8 | 76.2 | < 0.01 | 19.9 | 80.1 | < 0.01 |
Up to 5 years of schooling | 30.2 | 69.8 | 27.6 | 72.4 | ||
6–10 years of schooling | 35.3 | 64.7 | 29.3 | 70.7 | ||
More than 10 years of schooling | 53 | 47 | 42.2 | 57.8 | ||
Husband’s occupation | ||||||
Not working / unemployed | 29.4 | 70.6 | < 0.01 | 23.8 | 76.2 | < 0.01 |
Professional, clerical, sales & services | 44.3 | 55.7 | 37.3 | 62.7 | ||
Agriculture | 24.2 | 75.8 | 23 | 77 | ||
Manual or household worker | 32.1 | 67.9 | 25.6 | 74.4 | ||
Wealth quintile | ||||||
Richest | 55.3 | 44.7 | < 0.01 | 43.9 | 56.1 | < 0.01 |
Richer | 38.1 | 61.9 | 33.6 | 66.4 | ||
Middle | 32.2 | 67.8 | 26.1 | 73.9 | ||
Poorer | 23 | 77 | 18.9 | 81.1 | ||
Poorest | 19.9 | 80.1 | 18.6 | 81.4 | ||
Exposure to mass media / Access to information | ||||||
Yes | 39.9 | 60.1 | < 0.01 | 32.9 | 67.1 | < 0.01 |
No | 24.1 | 75.9 | 21.0 | 79.0 | ||
Healthcare decision-making / Autonomy | ||||||
Respondent alone | 39.5 | 60.5 | < 0.01 | 33.3 | 66.7 | < 0.01 |
Respondent and husband/partner | 39.8 | 60.2 | 31.7 | 68.3 | ||
Husband/partner alone | 31.3 | 68.7 | 27.5 | 72.5 | ||
Someone else | 25.4 | 74.6 | 21.3 | 78.7 | ||
Accessibility to distant health facility for seeking medical services | ||||||
Big problem | 29.1 | 70.9 | < 0.01 | 23.8 | 76.2 | < 0.01 |
Not a big problem | 38.8 | 61.2 | 32.8 | 67.2 | ||
Health insurance coverage | ||||||
Yes | 41.3 | 58.7 | 0.07 | 42.4 | 57.6 | < 0.01 |
No | 34.7 | 65.3 | 28.9 | 71.1 | ||