Table 6. Association of KAP score with basic-demographic characteristics.
| Variables | KAP score Category | *p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-adequate (<65)n (%) | Good (≥65) n (%) | |||
| Age | 20 and below (n = 243) | 142 (58.4) | 101 (41.6) | 0.00002 |
| 21 and above (n = 268) | 106 (39.6) | 162 (60.4) | ||
| Gender | Male (n = 240) | 126 (52.5) | 114 (47.5) | 0.093 |
| Female (n = 271) | 122 (45.02) | 149 (54.98) | ||
| Field of study (College) | Medicine (n = 248) | 112 (45.16) | 136 (54.84) | 0.0002 |
| Dentistry (n = 161) | 73 (45.34) | 88 (54.66) | ||
| Pharmacy (n = 52) | 22 (42.31) | 30 (57.69) | ||
| Medical Laboratory (n = 50) | 41 (82) | 9 (18) | ||
| Vaccinated against Hepatitis B | Yes (n = 217) | 85 (39.17) | 132 (60.83) | 0.0003 |
| No (n = 294) | 163 (55.44) | 131 (44.56) | ||
| Doses of Hepatitis B vaccine received | Not vaccinated (n = 294) | 163 (55.4) | 131 (44.56) | 0.000428 |
| One (n = 41) | 19 (46.3) | 22 (53.7) | ||
| Two (n = 80) | 38 (47.5) | 42 (52.5) | ||
| Three (n = 87) | 26 (29.9) | 61 (70.1) | ||
| More than three (n = 9) | 2 (22.2) | 7 (77.8) | ||
| Reasons for not being vaccinated against Hepatitis B | No vaccination program offered (n = 182) | 85 (46.7) | 97 (53.3) | 0.000851 |
| Low risk of Hepatitis B (n = 26) | 19 (73.1) | 7 (26.9) | ||
| Not sure about the vaccination status (n = 22) | 12 (54.5) | 10 (45.5) | ||
| Lack of knowledge (n = 36) | 24 (66.7) | 12 (33.3) | ||
| Efficacy doubted (n = 28) | 23 (82.1) | 5 (17.9) | ||
*P value is measured using Chi-Square, or Fisher’s exact test.