Table 5.
Association of Knowledge with Attitudes.
| Variables | Knowledge Score | Chi value (x2) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good, n (%) | Average, n (%) | Poor, n (%) | |||
| Multiple sex partners | |||||
| Yes | 9 (27.3) | 22 (66.7) | 2 (6.1) | 2.6840 | 0.261 |
| No | 51 (18.8) | 181 (66.5) | 40 (14.7) | ||
| Unprotected sex | |||||
| Yes | 20 (27.8) | 45 (62.5) | 7 (9.7) | 4.4108 | 0.110 |
| No | 40 (17.3) | 156 (67.5) | 35 (15.2) | ||
| Use sterile syringe | |||||
| Always | 50 (27.9) | 115 (64.3) | 14 (7.8) | ||
| Sometimes | 8 (42.1) | 10 (52.6) | 1 (5.3) | 4.4243 | 0.352 |
| Don’t remember | 2 (11.8) | 4 (82.4) | 1 (5.9) | ||
| Use sterile gloves | |||||
| Yes | 46 (28.2) | 106 (65.0) | 11 (6.8) | 0.4742 | 0.789 |
| No | 14 (26.9) | 33 (63.5) | 5 (9.6) | ||
| Recapped needles | |||||
| Yes | 49 (33.1) | 86 (58.1) | 13 (8.8) | 8.8978 | 0.012 |
| No | 11 (16.4) | 53 (79.1) | 3 (4.5) | ||
| Needle prick injuries | |||||
| Yes | 16 (28.1) | 37 (64.9) | 22 (7.0) | 0.0203 | 0.990 |
| No | 44 (27.9) | 102 (64.6) | 12 (7.6) | ||
| Splash blood or body fluid on skin | |||||
| Yes | 6 (26.1) | 14 (60.9) | 3 (13.0) | ||
| No | 50 (28.9) | 111 (64.2) | 12 (6.9) | 7.6245 | 0.471 |
| Don’t know | 5 (23.8) | 15 (71.4) | 1 (4.8) | ||
| Tested after splash and needle prick injury | |||||
| Yes | 6 (28.6) | 15 (71.4) | 0 (0.00) | 3.0439 | 0.218 |
| No | 17 (29.8) | 33 (57.9) | 7 (12.2) | ||
| Control guidelines protects one from | |||||
| Yes | 49 (22.8) | 139 (64.7) | 27 (12.6) | ||
| No | 6 (25.0) | 17 (70.8) | 1 (4.2) | 9.3008 | 0.054 |
| Not sure | 5 (8.2) | 44 (72.1) | 12 (19.7) | ||
| Vaccine expensive | |||||
| Yes | 34 (20.2) | 114 (67.9) | 20 (11.9) | ||
| No | 28 (21.9) | 86 (67.12) | 14 (10.9) | 13.2234 | 0.010 |
| Don’t know | 3 (7.9) | 23 (60.5) | 12 (31.6) | ||
| Willing to test for HBV | |||||
| Yes | 60 (19.6) | 204 (66.7) | 42 (13.7) | 0.6656 | 0.717 |
| No | 5 (26.3) | 11 (57.9) | 3 (15.8) | ||
| Self-perceived risk of HBV | |||||
| No risk | 16 (19.0) | 52 (61.9) | 16 (19.0) | ||
| Risk | 45 (22.0) | 134 (65.4) | 26 (12.7) | 15.4601 | 0.051 |
| Don’t know | 6 (7.8) | 52 (67.5) | 19 (24.7) | ||