Table 3.
Factors associated with a good level of knowledge about HBV transmission modes1, KABP survey, France, 2010 (multivariate analysis)
| % | Adjusted OR | CI 95% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender |
|
|
|
| Men |
35.1 |
1 |
|
| Women |
41.4 |
1.3 |
1.2-1.5 |
| Age (in years) |
|
|
|
| 18–30 |
42.6 |
1 |
|
| 31–44 |
42.5 |
1.0 |
0.9-1.1 |
| 45–54 |
34.9 |
0.8 |
0.6-0.9 |
| 55-69 |
30.0 |
0.6 |
0.5-0.7 |
| Educational level |
|
|
|
| No educational qualification |
26.1 |
1 |
|
| CAP/BEP/BEPC (vocational diplomas) |
32.8 |
1.3 |
1.1-1.6 |
| Secondary school certificate |
38.6 |
1.5 |
1.2-1.8 |
| Higher education qualification |
46.2 |
2.0 |
1.6-2.4 |
| Net monthly income per household |
|
|
|
| <2,000 € |
35.5 |
1 |
|
| 2,000–2,999 € |
37.1 |
1.0 |
0.9-1.2 |
| ≥ 3,000 € |
42.3 |
1.2 |
1.1-1.3 |
| Did not wish to share this information/ Did not know |
25.4 |
0.7 |
0.4-0.96 |
| Area of residence |
|
|
|
| Outside the Ile-de-France administrative district |
37.4 |
1 |
|
| Ile-de-France administrative district (which includes Paris) |
42.2 |
1.1 |
0.99-1.2 |
| Living in a couple or a stable relationship |
|
|
|
| No |
39.9 |
1 |
|
| Yes |
38.0 |
0.9 |
0.8-0.98 |
| Knowing someone in circle of family and friends who was infected |
|
|
|
| No |
37.4 |
1 |
|
| Yes |
41.9 |
1.2 |
1.1-1.3 |
| HBV endemicity in country of birth2 |
|
|
|
| Low |
38.7 |
1 |
|
| Intermediate or high |
35.7 |
0.9 |
0.8-1.1 |
| Intravenous drug use in one’s lifetime |
|
|
|
| No |
38.4 |
1 |
|
| Yes | 29.0 | 0.8 | 0.4-1.6 |
95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
1A good level of knowledge was defined as providing the correct response to the 4 questions asked about HBV transmission modes, as follows: “yes” for the items “sexual relations without a condom”, “through the sharing of needles while injecting drugs”, and “during pregnancy”; “no” for the item “from a mosquito bite”.
2See the footnote 3 in Table1.