Table 3.

Between-demographic differences in knowledge, attitudes and practices scores

Variable	Subgroup	Mean score ± SD
		Knowledge	Attitudes	Practices
Age, years	≤ 20	10.02 ± 2.09	5.80 ± 1.27	11.12 ± 3.46
	21–25	10.23 ± 2.22	5.76 ± 1.30	10.87 ± 3.35
	> 25	10.34 ± 2.37	2.48 ± 1.19	11.57 ± 2.92
	p value	0.594	0.858	0.276
Sex	Male	9.92 ± 2.37	5.43 ± 1.43	10.54 ± 3.50
	Female	10.13 ± 2.10	5.96 ± 1.12	11.38 ± 3.19
	p value	0.336	< 0.001	0.012
Participant categories	Undergraduate	10.21 ± 2.13	5.76 ± 1.29	10.99 ± 3.36
	Postgraduate	9.72 ± 2.61	5.84 ± 1.24	11.54 ± 3.56
	Staff	10.33 ± 2.46	5.25 ± 1.03	10.83 ± 2.65
	p value	0.416	0.614	0.378
Type of university education	Medical	10.26 ± 2.10	5.79 ± 1.29	10.96 ± 3.34
	Pharmacy	10.18 ± 2.19	5.79 ± 1.24	11.31 ± 3.53
	Allied health sciences	10.05 ± 2.31	5.43 ± 1.22	11.12 ± 3.15
	p value	0.867	0.729	0.934
Economic class	Lower	7.94 ± 3.36	5.47 ± 1.59	8.59 ± 4.18
	Middle	10.26 ± 2.08	5.75 ± 1.26	10.94 ± 3.19
	Upper	10.45 ± 2.12	5.82 ± 1.29	13.39 ± 3.31
	p value	< 0.001	0.643	< 0.001
Place of residence	Rural	9.84 ± 2.23	5.09 ± 1.59	10.67 ± 4.11
	Urban	10.08 ± 2.21	5.87 ± 1.17	11,011 ± 3.17
	p value	0.403	< 0.001	0.311

SD standard deviation