Table 7.

Distribution of Knowledge and Preventive Practice Scores Among International Students in China

Characteristics	Knowledge Score±SD	F-value	P-value	Attitude Score±SD	F-value	P-value	Practice Score±SD	F-value	P-value
Gender
Male	15.23±2.27	1.24	0.267	2.33±0.66	0.07	0.093*	7.61±0.68	2.67	0.103
Female	14.94±2.25			2.33±0.72			7.46±0.87
Age group
<20	13.63±3.82	5.67	0.004**	2.47±0.51			7.42±0.77	0.63	0.536
20–30	15.12±2.11			2.31±0.71	0.57	0.566	7.55±0.77
30+	15.91±1.68			2.39±0.58			7.39±0.99
Marital status
Single	15.01±2.30	2.11	0.123	2.32±0.68			7.51±0.80	0.671	0.512
Married	16.17±1.02			2.41±0.90			7.67±0.49
Divorced					0.203`	0.816
Others	15.89±1.69			2.22±0.83			7.78±0.44
Level of program
Undergraduate	14.97±2.27	3.051	0.082*	2.34±0.65			7.51±0.76	0.221	0.639
Postgraduate	15.52±2.16			2.20±0.83	0.328	0.567	7.57±0.86
Major
Medical	15.28±2.06	2.832	0.025**	2.31±0.67			7.48±0.78	3.128	0.015**
Engineering	14.56±2.54			2.41±0.67			7.74±0.56
Agriculture	15.81±1.86			2.24±0.88	0.412	0.796	7.76±0.43
Business	15.38±2.56			2.26±0.67			7.19±1.05
Others	14.18±2.38			2.36±0.72			7.45±1.05
Experience
<1	15.16±2.29	1.643	0.195	2.47±0.68			7.84±0.37	5.733	0.004**
1–2	15.57±2.40			2.25±0.62	1.65	0.195	7.47±0.75
2+	14.93±2.21			2.30±0.70			7.45±0.86
Religion
Islam	14.83±2.56	2.124	0.063*	2.25±0.65			7.64±0.61	1.397	0.225
Christian	15.44±1.96			2.34±0.69			7.43±0.93
Buddhist	14.00±1.26			2.50±0.54	1.152	0.333	7.67±0.52
Hindu	13.75±2.06			2.25±0.50			7.50±0.58
Do not want to disclose	14.32±2.66			2.63±0.68			7.73±0.45
Others	14.80±1.30			2.20±0.44			7.20±0.44

Notes: *Significant at the 0.1 level, and **Significant at the 0.05 level.

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.