Table 4.
Comparison of knowledge, attitude, behavior, and practice score according to gender, age, year of study, and self-rated knowledge.
| Gender | No. | Mean (SD) | Range | Median (Q1–Q3) | P-value | ||
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| Knowledge | Gender | Male | 292 | 5.30 (1.31) | 0–8 | 6 (4–6) | 0.90 (NS)# |
| Female | 477 | 5.35 (1.19) | 2–8 | 5 (5–6) | |||
| Age | <25 years | 667 | 5.34 (1.27) | 0–8 | 6 (4–6) | 0.17 (NS)# | |
| >25 years | 102 | 5.25 (1.00) | 2–7 | 5 (5–6) | |||
| Status | UG | 668 | 5.28 (1.29) | 0–8 | 5 (4–6) | 0.03∗,# | |
| PG | 101 | 5.63 (0.75) | 5–7 | 5 (5–6) | |||
| Year of study | Preclinical | 275 | 5.33 (1.37) | 0–8 | 6 (4–6) | 0.27 (NS)## | |
| Clinical | 381 | 5.25 (1.25) | 2–7 | 5 (4–6) | |||
| Intern | 113 | 5.57 (0.73) | 5–7 | 5 (5–6) | |||
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| Attitude | Gender | Male | 292 | 20.76 (2.95) | 14–27 | 21 (18–23) | 0.005∗,# |
| Female | 477 | 21.38 (3.04) | 12–30 | 22 (20–23.5) | |||
| Age | <25 years | 667 | 21.03 (3.08) | 12–30 | 21 (19–23) | 0.001∗,# | |
| >25 years | 102 | 21.88 (2.45) | 16–25 | 22 (22–23) | |||
| Status | UG | 668 | 21.18 (3.12) | 12–30 | 21 (19–23) | 0.45 (NS)# | |
| PG | 101 | 20.94 (2.24) | 18–24 | 22 (18–22) | |||
| Year of study | Preclinical | 275 | 21.49 (3.17)a | 12–30 | 22 (19–24) | 0.003∗,## | |
| Clinical | 381 | 20.77 (3.00)a,b | 14–28 | 21 (19–23) | |||
| Intern | 113 | 21.58 (2.50)b | 18–25 | 22 (18–24) | |||
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| Behavior | Gender | Male | 292 | 9.18 (2.27) | 0–11 | 10 (9–11) | <0.001∗,# |
| Female | 477 | 10.03 (1.45) | 5–11 | 11 (10–11) | |||
| Age | <25 years | 667 | 9.62 (1.93) | 0–11 | 10 (9–11) | 0.001∗,# | |
| >25 years | 102 | 10.27 (1.03) | 8–11 | 11 (9–11) | |||
| Status | UG | 668 | 9.63 (1.94) | 0–11 | 10 (9–11) | 0.07 (NS)# | |
| PG | 101 | 10.20 (0.89) | 9–11 | 11 (9–11) | |||
| Year of study | Preclinical | 275 | 9.56 (2.28)a | 0–11 | 11 (9–11) | 0.009∗,## | |
| Clinical | 381 | 9.64 (1.68)b | 5–11 | 10 (9–11) | |||
| Intern | 113 | 10.28 (0.88)a,b | 9–11 | 11 (9–11) | |||
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| Practice | Gender | Male | 292 | 2.13 (0.67) | 0–3 | 2 (2–3) | 0.04∗,# |
| Female | 477 | 2.06 (0.48) | 0–3 | 2 (2–2) | |||
| Age | <25 years | 667 | 2.08 (0.57) | 0–3 | 2 (2–2) | 0.18 (NS)# | |
| >25 years | 102 | 2.17 (0.47) | 1–3 | 2 (2–2) | |||
| Status | UG | 668 | 2.05 (0.56) | 0–3 | 2 (2–2) | <0.001∗,# | |
| PG | 101 | 2.35 (0.48) | 2–3 | 2 (2–3) | |||
| Year of study | Preclinical | 275 | 2.06 (0.60)a | 0–3 | 2 (2–2) | 0.001∗,## | |
| Clinical | 381 | 2.05 (0.55)b | 0–3 | 2 (2–2) | |||
| Intern | 113 | 2.27 (0.45)a,b | 2–3 | 2 (2–3) | |||
#Mann–Whitney U test. ##Kruskal–Wallis Test. ∗p < 0.05 Statistically significant, p > 0.05. NS, nonsignificant. Pairwise comparison using Mann–Whitney U test statistically significant for pairs with similar superscript – a,b.