Table 2.
Chi-square test results of demographic variables vs. KAP
| Variables | Knowledge | Attitude | Practice | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adequate (n, %) | Inadequate (n, %) | P-value | Positive (n, %) | Negative (n, %) | P-value | Appropriate (n, %) | Inappropriate (n, %) | P-value | ||
| Age (years) | 18–29 years | 278 (71.3) | 112 (28.7) | .002 | 198 (50.8) | 192 (49.2) | .012 | 311 (79.7) | 79 (20.3) | .255 |
| 30–49 years | 174 (84.5) | 32 (15.5) | 126 (61.2) | 80 (38.8) | 158 (76.7) | 48 (23.3) | ||||
| 50+ years | 6 (85.7) | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) | 1 (14.3) | 7 (100) | 0 (0) | ||||
| Gender | Male | 154 (89) | 19 (11) | .000 | 105 (60.7) | 67 (39.3) | .044 | 129 (74.6) | 44 (25.4) | .161 |
| Female | 303 (70.8) | 125 (29.2) | 223 (52.1) | 205 (47.9) | 345 (80.6) | 83 (19.4) | ||||
| Others | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | ||||
| Level of Education | Diploma Level | 102 (65.8) | 53 (34.2) | .000 | 70 (45.2) | 85 (54.8) | .001 | 129 (83.2) | 26 (16.8) | .235 |
| Bachelor’s Degree | 230 (74.9) | 77 (25.1) | 165 (53.7) | 142 (46.3) | 241 (78.5) | 66 (21.5) | ||||
| Master’s Degree or Above | 126 (89.4) | 15 (10.6) | 95 (67.4) | 46 (32.6) | 106 (75.2) | 35 (24.8) | ||||
| Marital Status | Single | 219 (70.4) | 92 (29.6) | .006 | 165 (53.1) | 146 (46.9) | .374 | 240 (77.2) | 71 (22.8) | .584 |
| Married | 234 (81.8) | 52 (18.2) | 163 (57) | 123 (43) | 231 (80.8) | 55 (19.2) | ||||
| Divorced or Widow | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | ||||
| Profession | Nurse | 242 (70.8) | 100 (29.2) | .000 | 172 (50.3) | 170 (49.7) | .001 | 285 (83.3) | 57 (16.7) | .009 |
| Doctor | 141 (89.2) | 17 (10.8) | 107 (67.7) | 51 (32.3) | 117 (74.1) | 41 (25.9) | ||||
| Paramedics | 75 (72.8) | 28 (27.2) | 51 (49.5) | 52 (50.5) | 74 (71.8) | 29 (28.2) | ||||
| Work Experience | Less than 2 years | 135 (68.2) | 63 (31.8) | .001 | 114 (57.6) | 84 (42.4) | .160 | 157 (79.3) | 41 (20.7) | .929 |
| 2 to 5 years | 139 (74.7) | 47 (25.3) | 91 (48.9) | 95 (51.1) | 145 (78) | 41 (22) | ||||
| More than 5 years | 184 (84) | 35 (16) | 125 (57.1) | 94 (42.9) | 174 (79.5) | 45 (20.5) | ||||
| Source of Information | Social Media | 398 (86.9) | 126 (86.9) | .004 | 290 (87.9) | 234 (85.7) | .067 | 411 (86.3) | 113 (89.0) | .746 |
| Television | 229 (50.0) | 59 (40.7) | 167 (50.6) | 121 (44.3) | 230 (48.3) | 58 (45.7) | ||||
| Official Websites | 314 (68.6) | 79 (54.5) | 227 (68.8) | 166 (60.8) | 313 (65.8) | 80 (63.0) | ||||
| Place of Work | Private Hospital | 246 (73.4) | 89 (26.6) | .113 | 174 (51.9) | 161 (48.1) | .230 | 263 (78.5) | 72 (21.5) | .971 |
| Government Hospital | 135 (81.8) | 30 (18.2) | 93 (56.4) | 72 (43.6) | 131 (79.4) | 34 (20.6) | ||||
| Semi-government or University hospitals | 77 (74.8) | 26 (25.2) | 63 (61.2) | 40 (38.8) | 82 (79.6) | 21 (20.4) | ||||
| IPC Training | Yes | 215 (81.4) | 49 (18.6) | .005 | 156 (59.1) | 108 (49.8) | .057 | 217 (82.2) | 47 (17.8) | .083 |
| No | 243 (71.7) | 96 (28.3) | 174 (51.3) | 165 (48.7) | 259 (76.4) | 80 (23.6) | ||||
| Online Course | Yes | 142 (82.6) | 30 (17.4) | .017 | 109 (63.4) | 63 (36.6) | .007 | 150 (87.2) | 22 (12.8) | .002 |
| No | 316 (73.3) | 115 (26.7) | 221 (51.3) | 210 (48.7) | 326 (75.6) | 105 (24.4) | ||||
KAP Knowledge, attitude and practice, n Number of participants, WHO World Health Organization, CDC Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, IPC Infection Prevention and Control