Table 3.

Comparison of knowledge, attitudes, and practices scores between groups as defined by the categories of demographic characteristics

Description	n	Knowledge score, median (IQR)	P-value	Attitude score, median (IQR)	P-value	Practice score, median (IQR)	P-value
Region			0.002*		0.004*		0.481*
Qianshan Prefecture	369	4.0 (3.0–6.0)		6.0 (4.0–8.0)		5.0 (3.0–7.0)
Nanqiao District	383	4.0 (3.0–6.0)		6.0 (5.0–7.0)		5.0 (3.0–7.0)
Gender			0.027*		0.220*		0.113*
Male	355	4.0 (3.0–6.0)		6.0 (5.0–8.0)		5.0 (3.0–7.0)
Female	397	4.0 (3.0–6.0)		6.0 (5.0–7.0)		5.0 (4.0–7.0)
Age group (years)			P < 0.01†		P < 0.01†		P < 0.01†
19–49	278	5.0 (3.0–7.0)		7.0 (6.0–8.0)		6.0 (4.0–7.0)
50–69	342	3.5 (3.0–5.0)		6.0 (5.0–7.0)		5.0 (3.0–7.0)
≥ 70	132	3.0 (3.0–5.0)		5.0 (4.0–6.0)		4.0 (2.3–5.0)
Occupation			P < 0.01†		P < 0.01†		P < 0.01†
Farmer	430	3.0 (3.0–5.0)		6.0 (4.0–7.0)		5.0 (3.0–7.0)
Commercial service personnel	66	5.0 (4.0–7.0)		7.0 (5.8–8.0)		5.0 (4.0–7.0)
Medical staff, teacher, community leader, and worker	134	6.0 (3.0–8.0)		7.0 (6.0–8.0)		7.0 (5.0–7.0)
Retiree	20	4.0 (3.0–5.0)		6.0 (6.0–8.0)		4.5 (3.0–6.8)
Houseworker or unemployed	102	3.0 (3.0–5.0)		6.0 (4.0–7.0)		5.0 (4.0–7.0)
Educational level			P < 0.01†		P < 0.01†		P < 0.01†
No formal education	215	3.0 (3.0–5.0)		5.0 (4.0–6.0)		4.0 (3.0–6.0)
1st–6th grade	193	4.0 (3.0–5.0)		6.0 (4.0–7.0)		5.0 (3.0–7.0)
7th–9th grade	196	5.0 (3.0–6.0)		7.0 (5.3–8.0)		5.0 (4.0–7.0)
10th–12th grade	81	6.0 (4.0–8.0)		7.0 (6.0–8.0)		7.0 (4.0–7.0)
College/university	67	7.0 (3.0–9.0)		8.0 (7.0–8.0)		7.0 (6.0–8.0)
Frequency of fieldwork during the last month			0.006†		0.430†		0.120†
Never	238	4.0 (3.0–6.0)		6.0 (4.0–7.0)		5.0 (3.0–7.0)
Occasionally (1–9 days)	196	5.0 (3.0–7.0)		6.0 (5.0–8.0)		5.0 (4.0–7.0)
Often (10–19 days)	140	4.0 (3.0–6.0)		6.0 (5.0–8.0)		5.0 (3.0–7.0)
Usually (≥ 20 days)	178	4.0 (3.0–5.0)		6.0 (5.0–7.0)		5.0 (3.8–7.0)

IQR = interquartile range.

* Mann–Whitney U-test.

† Kruskal–Wallis H-test.