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Table 4.

Knowledge and attitude of medical students in relation to the demographic characteristics

Variables			Mean (SD) knowledge score toward hepatitis B	P value	Mean (SD) knowledge score toward hepatitis C	P value	Mean (SD) attitude score	P value
Gender	Female	310 (73.1)	17. 3+4.6	0.03	10.4+6.8	NS	38.1+3.9	0.0001
Gender	Male	114 (26.9)	16.1+6	0.03	11.2+6.5	NS	36.6+3.7	0.0001
Marital state	Single	387 (91.3)	16.9+5.1	NS	10.4+6.7	0.03	37.7+4	NS
Marital state	Married	37 (8.7)	18.2+3.7	NS	12.8+6.9	0.03	37.7+3.7	NS
Field of study	Nursing	87 (20.5)	18.4+4.5	0.0001	10.3+6.8	0.002	38.2+4.9	NS
	midwifery	58 (13.7)	16.6+4.7		8.9+7.1		37.2+4.1
	Operating room	89 (21)	18+5.1		12.7+5.7		37.8+3.6
	Anesthesiology	47 (11)	16.8+4.4		10.4+5.9		37+3.5
	Laboratory Sciences	66 (15.6)	17.6+4.9		11.6+8		37.6+3.5
	Radiology	72 (18.2)	14.3+5.2		8.9+6.2		37.6+3.4
Semester	1-2	155 (36.6)	16.5+5.1	0.03	9.6+6.7	0.0001	38+3.8	NS
	3-4	130 (30.7)	16.6+5.4		9.6+6.8		37.1+3.5
	5-6	108 (25.5)	17.8+4.6		12.5+6.1		37.6+4.2
	7-8	31 (7.3)	18.7+4.2		13.2+6.8		38.8+4.5
Working in hospital	Yes	77 (18.2)	18.8+4.5	0.001	136+6.3	0.0001	38.2+4.1	NS
Working in hospital	No	347 (81.8)	16.6+5.1	0.001	9.9+6.7	0.0001	37.6+3.9	NS
History of hepatitis B vaccination	Yes	412 (97.2)	17.1+5	NS	10.6+6.8	NS	37.8+4.1	NS
History of hepatitis B vaccination	No	12 (2.8)	14.8+7.9	NS	9.6+5.6	NS	37.7+3.9	NS
Controlling HBS Antibody titer	Yes	71 (16.8)	18.3+5.2	0.02	11.4+7.2	NS	37.5+3.6	NS
Controlling HBS Antibody titer	No	353( 83.2)	16.8+5	0.02	10.4+6.6	NS	37.7+4	NS
Family history of Hepatitis	Yes	11 (2.6)	16.3+6.3	NS	9.5+6.5	NS	35+3	0.02
Family history of Hepatitis	No	413 (97.4)	17+5	NS	10.6+6.7	NS	37.7+3.9	0.02
NSI history	Yes	33 (7.8)	18.9+3.3	0.02	11.4+6.6	NS	36.7+84.7	NS
NSI history	No	391 (92.2)	16.9+5.1	0.02	10.5+6.7	NS	37.7+3.8	NS
Receiving education on NSI	Yes	163 (38.4)	18.6+4.2	0.0001	12.5+6.5	0.0001	38.1+4.2	NS
Receiving education on NSI	No	291 (61.6)	16+5.2	0.0001	9.4+6.6	0.0001	37.4+3.7	NS