Table 10.
Attitudes, lifestyle practices after diagnosis and overall mean knowledge scores (n=483)
|
Attitude |
Knowledge of HBV |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (±sd) | p value | |
|
Worried of spreading HBV to family and friends |
|
|
|
| Yes |
332 |
12.8 (4.08) |
ns |
| No |
151 |
11.9 (4.96) |
|
|
Feeling worried ever since diagnosis |
|
|
|
| Yes |
260 |
12.9 (4.08) |
|
| No |
223 |
12.07 (4.68) |
0.023* |
|
Lifestyle practice |
|
|
|
|
Stop or reduce smoking (n=100)# |
|
|
|
| Yes |
78 |
12.2 (4.81) |
ns |
| No |
22 |
11.2 (5.95) |
|
|
Stop or reduce alcohol (n=150)¥ |
|
|
|
| Yes |
131 |
12.9 (4.38) |
ns |
| No |
19 |
11.21 (5.78) |
|
|
Sharing eating and drinking utensils (n=480)a | |||
| Yes |
237 |
12.7 (4.51) |
ns |
| No |
243 |
12.5 (4.29) |
|
|
Increasing exercise (n=292)~ |
|
|
|
| Yes |
225 |
13.19 (4.09) |
ns |
| No | 67 | 12.31 (4.64) | |
sd, standard deviation; ns, not significant;*significant different at p≤0.05; #Applicable to those who smokes; ¥Applicable to those who consume alcohol; ~Applicable to those who exercise; amissing data n=3.