Table 3.
Factors associated with hepatitis B and C knowledge, attitude and practice (N = 662)
| Variable | Knowledge HB | Knowledge HC | Attitude | Practice | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better f (%) | Poor f (%) | Better f (%) | Poor f (%) | Positive f (%) | Negative f (%) | Safe f (%) | Unsafe f (%) | ||
| Gender | Male | 191 (49.2) | 197 (50.8) | 192 (49.5) | 196 (50.5) | 211 (54.4) | 177 (45.6) | 288 (74.2) | 100 (25.8) |
| Female | 142 (51.8) | 132 (48.2) | 157 (57.3) | 117 (42.7) | 152 (55.5) | 122 (44.5) | 226 (82.5) | 48 (17.5) | |
| χ 2 = 0.43 | p = 0.510 | χ 2 = 3.94 | p = 0.047 | χ 2 = 0.08 | p = 0.781 | χ 2 = 6.30 | p = 0.012 | ||
| Faculty | Sciences | 156 (55.3) | 126 (44.7) | 160 (56.7) | 122 (43.3) | 178 (63.1) | 104 (36.9) | 219 (77.7) | 63 (22.3) |
| Arts & Humanities | 177 (46.6) | 203 (53.4) | 189 (49.7) | 191 (50.3) | 185 (48.7) | 195 (51.3) | 295 (77.6) | 85 (22.4) | |
| χ 2 = 4.95 | p = 0.026 | χ 2 = 3.18 | p = 0.074 | χ 2 = 13.62 | p < 0.001 | χ 2 = 0.00 | p = 0.993 | ||
| Nationality | Africans | 117 (50.6) | 114 (49.4) | 123 (53.3) | 108 (46.8) | 156 (67.5) | 75 (32.5) | 185 (80.1) | 46 (19.9) |
| Asians | 213 (49.9) | 214 (50.1) | 224 (52.5) | 203 (47.5) | 203 (47.5) | 224 (52.5) | 326 (76.3) | 101 (23.7) | |
| Europeans | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | 4 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | |
| χ 2 = 1.06 | p = 0.588a | χ 2 = 0.05 | p = 0.976a | χ 2 = 29.40 | p < 0.001a | χ 2 = 1.24 | p = 0.538a | ||
| Study level | Undergraduates | 57 (47.5) | 63 (52.5) | 61 (50.8) | 59 (49.2) | 41 (34.2) | 79 (65.8) | 80 (66.7) | 40 (33.3) |
| Masters | 89 (43.2) | 117 (56.8) | 98 (47.6) | 108 (52.4) | 112 (54.4) | 94 (45.6) | 155 (75.2) | 51 (24.8) | |
| PhD | 187 (55.7) | 149 (44.3) | 190 (56.5) | 146 (43.5) | 210 (62.5) | 126 (37.5) | 279 (83.0) | 57 (17.0) | |
| χ 2 = 8.38 | p = 0.015 | χ 2 = 4.34 | p = 0.114 | χ 2 = 28.69 | p < 0.001 | χ 2 = 14.64 | p = 0.001 | ||
| Age group | ≤20 | 19 (52.8) | 17 (47.2) | 21 (58.3) | 15 (41.7) | 10 (27.8) | 26 (72.2) | 22 (61.1) | 14 (38.9) |
| 21–29 | 109 (49.5) | 111 (50.5) | 113 (51.4) | 107 (48.6) | 102 (46.4) | 118 (53.6) | 168 (76.4) | 52 (23.6) | |
| ≥30 | 205 (50.5) | 201 (49.5) | 215 (53.0) | 191 (47.0) | 251 (61.8) | 155 (38.2) | 324 (79.8) | 82 (20.2) | |
| χ 2 = 0.15 | p = 0.930 | χ 2 = 0.63 | p = 0.731 | χ 2 = 25.02 | p < 0.001 | χ 2 = 6..96 | p = 0.031 | ||
| Marital status | Single | 152 (47.8) | 166 (52.2) | 166 (52.2) | 152 (47.8) | 158 (49.7) | 160 (50.3) | 231 (72.6) | 87 (27.4) |
| Ever married | 181 (52.6) | 168 (47.4) | 183 (53.2) | 161 (46.8) | 205 (59.6) | 139 (40.4) | 283 (82.3) | 61 (17.7) | |
| χ 2 = 1.53 | p = 0.215 | χ 2 = 0.07 | p = 0.798 | χ 2 = 6.55 | p = 0.010 | χ 2 = 8.82 | p = 0.003 | ||
| Family history of hepatitis | Yes | 31 (68.9) | 14 (31.1) | 33 (73.3) | 12 (26.7) | 31 (68.9) | 14 (31.1) | 37 (82.2) | 8 (17.8) |
| No | 302 (48.9) | 315 (51.1) | 316 (51.2) | 301 (48.8) | 332 (53.8) | 285 (46.2) | 477 (77.3) | 140 (22.7) | |
| χ 2 = 6.67 | p = 0.010 | χ 2 = 8.23 | p = 0.004 | χ 2 = 3.85 | p = 0.050 | χ 2 = 0.58 | p = 0.445 | ||
| Friend with hepatitis | Yes | 117 (59.4) | 80 (40.6) | 121 (61.4) | 76 (38.6) | 133 (67.5) | 64 (32.5) | 155 (78.7) | 42 (21.3) |
| No | 216 (46.6) | 248 (53.4) | 228 (49.1) | 236 (50.9) | 230 (49.6) | 234 (50.4) | 359 (77.4) | 105 (22.6) | |
| χ 2 = 9.12 | p = 0.003 | χ 2 = 8.37 | p = 0.004 | χ 2 = 17.98 | p < 0.001 | χ 2 = 0.14 | p = 0.711 | ||
| Yellowness of the eyes | Yes | 20 (48.8) | 21 (51.2) | 23 (56.1) | 18 (43.9) | 20 (48.8) | 21 (51.2) | 32 (78.0) | 9 (22.0) |
| No | 313 (50.4) | 308 (49.6) | 326 (52.5) | 295 (47.5) | 343 (55.2) | 278 (44.8) | 482 (77.6) | 139 (22.4) | |
| χ 2 = 0.04 | p = 0.841 | χ 2 = 0.20 | p = 0.655 | χ 2 = 0.65 | p = 0.421 | χ 2 = 0.01 | p = 0.949 | ||
| Diagnosed with hepatitis | Yes | 15 (55.6) | 12 (44.4) | 19 (70.4) | 8 (29.6) | 21 (77.8) | 6 (22.2) | 23 (85.2) | 4 (14.8) |
| No | 318 (50.1) | 317 (49.9) | 330 (52.0) | 305 (48.0) | 342 (53.9) | 293 (46.1) | 491 (77.3) | 144 (22.7) | |
| χ 2 = 0.31 | p = 0.58 | χ 2 = 3.518 | p = 0.061 | χ 2 = 5.98 | p = 0.014 | χ 2 = 0.92 | p = 0.337 | ||
| Vaccination status | Yes | 166 (65.9) | 86 (34.1) | 157 (62.3) | 95 (37.7) | 161 (63.9) | 19 (36.1) | 226 (89.7) | 26 (10.3) |
| No | 167 (40.7) | 243 (59.3) | 192 (46.2) | 218 (53.2) | 202 (49.3) | 208 (50.7) | 288 (70.2) | 122 (29.8) | |
| χ 2 = 39.46 | p = < 0.001 | χ 2 = 14.99 | p = < 0.001 | χ 2 = 13.47 | p < 0.001 | χ 2 = 33.97 | p < 0.001 | ||
| Doses received | 0 | 125 (40.2) | 186 (59.8) | 148 (47.6) | 163 (52.4) | 20 (64.5) | 11 (35.5) | 26 (83.9) | 5 (16.1) |
| 1 | 19 (61.3) | 12 (38.7) | 18 (58.1) | 13 (41.9) | 32 (76.2) | 10 (23.8) | 39 (92.9) | 3 (7.1) | |
| 2 | 29 (69.0) | 13 (31.0) | 26 (61.9) | 16 (38.1) | 68 (71.6) | 27 (28.4) | 87 (91.6) | 8 (8.4) | |
| 3 | 72 (75.8) | 23 (24.2) | 65 (68.4) | 30 (31.6) | 157 (50.5) | 154 (49.5) | 220 (70.7) | 91 (29.3) | |
| Do not know | 88 (48.1) | 95 (51.9) | 92 (50.3) | 91 (49.7) | 86 (47.0) | 97 (53.0) | 142 (77.6) | 41 (22.4) | |
| χ 2 = 45.16 | p = < 0.001 | χ 2 = 14.90 | p = 0.005 | χ 2 = 26.58 | p < 0.001 | χ 2 = 25.46 | p < 0.001 | ||
aLikelihood ratio was used where χ 2 and Fisher's exact test were not applicable, f frequency, % percentage, N total number of respondents, n number of respondents in the sub-group, HB hepatitis B, HC hepatitis C