Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants.
| Characteristics of respondents | n (%) | Mean score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge (SD) | Attitude (SD) | Practice (SD) | ||
| Age (in years) | ||||
| 18–24 | 181 (35.1) | 6.6 (2.34) | 22.2 (4.34) | 3.2 (3.45) |
| 25–30 | 133 (25.8) | 7.1 (1.98) | 23.5 (4.73) | 3.3 (3.97) |
| 31–35 | 82 (15.9) | 7.2 (2.51) | 23.6 (5.48) | 3.1 (4.02) |
| >35 | 120 (23.3) | 7.2 (1.87) | 23.8(4.97) | 3.3 (3.93) |
| Relationship status | ||||
| Single and not in any relationship | 140 (27.1) | 5.8 (3.15) | 21.3 (3.98) | 2.8 (2.91) |
| Married | 223 (43.2) | 6.2 (2.79) | 22.8 (4.08) | 3.1 (3.03) |
| Living together | 94 (18.2) | 7.1 (2.46) | 23.1 (4.23) | 2.9 (3.14) |
| Married but living separately | 12 (2.3) | 7.3 (1.84) | 23.4(5.02) | 3.2 (2.96) |
| Divorced | 47 (9.1) | 6.8 (2.42) | 22.7 (4.72) | 2.7 (3.01) |
| Level of education | ||||
| Elementary | 102 (29.8) | 4.5 (1.49) | 20.6 (3.89) | 2.4 (3.18) |
| Secondary | 16 (3.1) | 5.2 (2.21) | 21.3 (4.57) | 2.6 (3.25) |
| Graduate | 370 (71.7) | 6.9 (2.02) | 23.6 (4.84) | 3.1 (2.71) |
| Postgraduate | 28 (5.4) | 8.2 (1.82) | 25.3 (4.21) | 4.2 (2.83) |
| Employment | ||||
| Jobless | 68 (13.2) | 4.2 (1.73) | 20.3 (3.56) | 2.4 (3.02) |
| Unskilled labor | 39 (7.6) | 5.1 (2.34) | 21.5 (4.21) | 2.6 (2.95) |
| Skilled labor | 34 (6.6) | 5.8 (3.12) | 21.8 (3.87) | 2.7 (3.16) |
| Professional | 114 (22.1) | 6.7 (2.84) | 22.5 (3.61) | 3.1 (2.89) |
| Manager | 261 (50.6) | 8.1 (1.68) | 25.1 (4.83) | 4.2 (3.09) |
| Monthly income (USD) | ||||
| <200 | 185 (35.5) | 4.6 (3.16) | 20.1 (3.45) | 2.5 (2.78) |
| 201–300 | 148 (28.7) | 4.9 (2.49) | 20.9 (3.89) | 2.5 (2.83) |
| 301–400 | 45 (8.7) | 5.5 (2.87) | 21.4 (3.24) | 2.6 (3.21) |
| 401–500 | 67 (13.0) | 6.2 (2.54) | 21.7 (3.82) | 2.7 (2.80) |
| 501–600 | 59 (11.4) | 6.8 (2.82) | 22.2 (4.57) | 2.9 (2.94) |
| >600 | 12 (2.3) | 7.1 (2.43) | 22.8 (3.12) | 3.1 (3.18) |
| Type of household | ||||
| Apartment | 113 (21.9) | 6.1 (3.62) | 21.3 (4.65) | 2.8 (3.04) |
| Low-cost housing | 154 (29.8) | 4.8 (2.74) | 21.2 (4.81) | 2.6 (2.86) |
| Informal housing | 53 (10.3) | 4.9 (2.93) | 20.6 (4.28) | 2.5 (3.09) |
| Condominium | 10 (1.9) | 5.5 (2.86) | 22.4 (3.91) | 3.0 (2.88) |
| Bungalow | 121 (23.4) | 6.2 (2.47) | 22.8 (4.02) | 3.1 (2.90) |
| Lodging house | 50 (9.7) | 5.6 (2.32) | 21.9 (3.18) | 2.7 (3.17) |
| Others | 15 (2.9) | 5.2 (3.32) | 22.0 (3.73) | 2.9 (3.05) |