Table 4. Comparisons of Demographic Characteristics and Mean Knowledge and Practice Score of participants, Haramaya University, 2013.
| Description | N (322) | Knowledge score | P-value | Practice score | P-value |
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||||
| Age | 0.09 | 0.805 | |||
| 15–19 | 8 | 10.38±4.31 | 1.00 | 1.38±0.74 | 1.00 |
| 20–24 | 292 | 11.52±2.28 | 0.961 | 2.04±1.15 | 0.999 |
| 25–29 | 21 | 12.19±2.29 | 0.078 | 2.43±1.23 | 0.999 |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 89 | 11.06±2.83 | 0.025 | 1.90±1.07 | 0.087 |
| Male | 232 | 11.72±2.13 | 2.10±1.17 | ||
| Study Department | 0.007 | 0.001 | |||
| Medicine | 82 | 12.53±1.92 | 1.00 | 2.00±83 | 1.00 |
| Public health officer | 91 | 12.03±1.87 | 0.878 | 1.80±1.01 | 0.443 |
| Nurse | 71 | 10.91±2.78 | 0.527 | 1.97±1.27 | 0.255 |
| Midwifery | 40 | 11.55±2.14 | 0.552 | 3.02±1.31 | 0.006 |
| Psychiatry | 25 | 9.44±1.52 | 0.001 | 1.76±1.16 | 0.716 |
| Medical laboratory | 12 | 8.91±2.35 | 0.049 | 2.00±1.04 | 0.726 |
| Year of study | 0.17 | 0.338 | |||
| 6th year | 38 | 13.06±1.73 | 1.00 | 2.06±0.77 | 1.00 |
| 5th year | 86 | 12.22±2.23 | 0.162 | 2.12±0.60 | 0.430 |
| 4th year | 163 | 12.01±2.04 | 0.164 | 2.08±1.07 | 0.871 |
| 3rd year | 18 | 11.01±1.90 | 0.073 | 1.88±1.25 | 0.977 |
| 2nd year | 16 | 9.73±3.43 | 0.042 | 2.24±1.49 | 0.998 |
| Marital status | 0.223 | 0.158 | |||
| Single | 306 | 11.49±2.37 | 1.00 | 2.04±1.15 | 1.00 |
| Married | 10 | 12.30±1.76 | 0.267 | 2.40±1.07 | 0.139 |
| Divorced | 5 | 12.80±1.92 | 0.162 | 1.80±1.30 | 0.181 |
| Residence | 0.351 | 0.222 | |||
| Urban | 178 | 11.72±2.38 | 1.00 | 2.12±1.11 | 1.00 |
| Semi urban | 73 | 11.34±2.34 | 0.461 | 1.95±1.05 | 0.144 |
| Rural | 71 | 11.25±2.29 | 0.152 | 1.96±1.32 | 0.668 |