Table 3.

Association between socio-demographic characteristics and mean KAP score

Variable	Knowledge		Attitude		Practice
	Mean ± SD	t / F test	Mean ± SD	t / F test	Mean ± SD	t / F test
Age (years)
18–23	8.14 ± 2.68	3.865*	2.61 ± 0.34	4.825**	2.44 ± 0.36	1.709
24–29	8.46 ± 2.57		2.70 ± 0.32		2.51 ± 0.37
30 or more	9.00 ± 2.48		2.81 ± 0.29		2.47 ± 0.36
Gender
Male	8.16 ± 2.73	14.834***	2.68 ± 0.32	0.584	2.20 ± 0.34	5.269***
Female	8.91 ± 2.33		2.70 ± 0.33		2.87 ± 0.39
Marital status
Unmarried	8.67 ± 2.50	0.567	2.42 ± 0.36	3.235*	2.46 ± 0.36	2.232
Married	8.55 ± 2.75		2.69 ± 0.32		2.51 ± 0.38
Education level
Bachelor’s degree	8.48 ± 2.56	4.179**	2.71 ± 0.34	5.346**	2.55 ± 0.37	3.234*
Master’s degree and above	9.01 ± 2.29		2.81 ± 0.32		2.71 ± 0.34
Higher secondary	8.07 ± 2.77		2.54 ± 0.35		2.38 ± 0.36
Secondary and below	7.84 ± 2.99		2.33 ± 0.34		2.29 ± 0.35
Occupation
Student	8.53 ± 2.58	0.982	2.70 ± 0.32	0.651	2.51 ± 0.36	0.475
Govt./private job	8.69 ± 2.59		2.67 ± 0.30		2.47 ± 0.35
Business	8.28 ± 2.57		2.64 ± 0.34		2.45 ± 0.35
Unemployed	8.10 ± 2.67		2.69 ± 0.33		2.46 ± 0.39
Monthly family income
< 25,000 BDT	8.12 ± 2.82	3.573*	2.66 ± 0.34	0.447	2.21 ± 0.36	4.254**
25,000–50,000 BDT	8.48 ± 2.56		2.69 ± 0.30		2.42 ± 0.37
> 50,000 BDT	8.80 ± 2.43		2.69 ± 0.31		2.68 ± 0.34
No of family member
Less than 5	8.41 ± 2.61	1.097	2.67 ± 0.32	1.057	2.49 ± 0.35	0.727
Between 5 and 7	8.67 ± 2.40		2.71 ± 0.30		2.42 ± 0.37
More than 7	8.29 ± 2.91		2.68 ± 0.32		2.44 ± 0.39
Place of residence
Urban	8.89 ± 2.34	18.864***	2.71 ± 0.30	7.046**	2.54 ± 0.35	9.783***
Rural	7.76 ± 2.78		2.64 ± 0.35		2.36 ± 0.36
Divisional classification
Dhaka division	8.61 ± 2.48	1.856	2.69 ± 0.32	0.186	2.47 ± 0.37	0.039
Chattogram division	8.53 ± 2.43		2.68 ± 0.33		2.48 ± 0.36
Rangpur division	8.40 ± 2.78		2.67 ± 0.31		2.48 ± 0.35
Othersa	8.36 ± 3.06		2.69 ± 0.33		2.49 ± 0.36

^aMymensingh division, Barisal division, and Sylhet division

SD = Standard deviation

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001