Table 2.
Relationships between the participants' demographics, health perceptions, and knowledge of hepatitis (n = 400)
| Variables | Perceived susceptibility | Perceived severity | Perceived benefits | Perceived barriers | Cues to action | Knowledge |
| Age1 | -0.22 (< 0.001) | -0.07 (0.162) | -0.11 (0.028) | 0.08 (0.121) | -0.12 (0.014) | -0.20 (< 0.001) |
| Gender2 | 1.53 (0.135) | 0.92 (0.362) | 0.23 (0.819) | 2.14 (0.039) | -0.04 (0.967) | -1.14 (0.254) |
| Marital status3 | 0.64 (0.589) | 1.91 (0.127) | 0.40 (0.753) | 0.19 (0.905) | 0.08 (0.973) | 1.13 (0.336) |
| Education level3 | 2.96 (0.008) | 1.30 (0.257) | 3.95 (0.001) | 6.31 (<0.001) | 2.27 (0.036) | 9.17 (< 0.001) |
| Occupation3 | 2.52 (0.015) | 0.92 (0.489) | 0.92 (0.490) | 2.55 (0.014) | 0.59 (0.767) | 2.61 (0.012) |
| Monthly income3 | 2.27 (0.047) | 0.63 (0.679) | 3.91 (0.002) | 3.91 (0.002) | 2.87 (0.015) | 6.59 (< 0.001) |
| Willingness to receive therapy3 | -0.75 (0.453) | -1.15 (0.252) | -0.42 (0.675) | 3.55 (< 0.001) | -1.67 (0.096) | -0.48 (0.633) |
| Had received a vaccine3 | 2.98 (0.052) | 0.07 (0.937) | 2.04 (0.131) | 1.94 (0.145) | 3.14 (0.044) | 13.88 (< 0.001) |
| Frequency of blood screening3 | 1.28 (0.265) | 3.67 (0.001) | 0.43 (0.859) | 1.87 (0.084) | 1.66 (0.129) | 1.44 (0.198) |
| Frequency of abd. sonography3 | 0.51 (0.830) | 1.44 (0.188) | 0.55 (0.798) | 3.66 (0.001) | 1.48 (0.173) | 2.74 (0.009) |
Data are presented as
1
r of Pearson’s correlation/
2
t of independent t-test/
3
F of one-way analysis of variance (P value).