Table 2. Sociodemographic distribution of the participants and their KAP scores.

Demographic variables		Knowledge score in 13.00 ($\overline{x}\pm s$)	t/F test	Attitude score in 9.00 ($\overline{x}\pm s$)	t/F test	Practice score in 9.00 ($\overline{x}\pm s$)	t/F test
Gender
	Male	9.65±1.49	1.79	8.04±1.11	-5.48***	6.03±1.27	-6.43***
	Female	9.52±1.38		8.34±1.00		6.44±1.16
Age (years)
	18–25	9.34±1.47	18.66***	8.13±1.11	1.33	6.21±1.25	0.927
	26–35	9.76±1.37		8.23±1.04		6.21±1.22
	36–45	9.77±1.47		8.10±1.11		6.18±1.29
	Over 45	10.17±1.33		8.12±0.97		6.03±1.18
Education
	≤12 years	9.38±1.41	-1.26	8.01±1.12	-1.13	5.93±1.20	-1.76
	>12 years	9.61±1.45		8.17±1.07		6.21±1.24
Occupation
	Govt. Staff	9.72±1.42	10.37***	7.94±1.31	3.049***	5.70±1.23	4.12***
	Homemakers	9.29±1.39		8.42±0.76		6.55±1.12
	Professional	9.87±1.36		8.25±0.97		6.16±1.24
	Retired	10.55±1.37		8.50±0.94		6.82±1.17
	Student	9.35±1.45		8.11±1.14		6.22±1.25
	Unemployed	9.54±1.65		7.99±1.11		6.33±1.18

***Significant at 0.01 level