Table 7.
Knowledge (K), attitudes (A) and practices (P) scores with respect to demographics.
| Variable | K Scores 13 [5] | p (Univariable) | est. ± SD (p) (Multivariable) | A Scores 56 [13] | p (Univariable) | est. ± SD (p) (Multivariable) | P Scores 7 [3] | p (Univariable) | est. ± SD (p) (Multivariable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category * | |||||||||
| Veterinary students (N = 1428) | 14 [4] | < 0.001 | 0.270 ± 0.020 (<0.001) | 59 [11] | <0.001 | 0.131 ± 0.012 (<0.001) | 7 [3] | <0.001 | 0.122 ± 0.027 (<0.001) |
| Non-medical students (N = 1401) | 10 [5] | reference | 53 [14] | - | 6 [4] | - | |||
| Genre * | |||||||||
| Female (N = 1197) | 12 [5] | <0.001 | reference | 56 [13] | 0.012 | - | 7 [3] | 0.276 | - |
| Male (N = 1632) | 13 [5] | 0.003 ± 0.020 (0.879) | 57 [13] | −0.015 ± 0.012 (0.201) | 7 [3] | ||||
| Age ** | |||||||||
| 17–20 (N = 802) | 11 [5] | <0.001 | reference | 54 [13] | <0.001 | - | 7 [3] | 0.22 | - |
| 21–24 (N = 1877) | 13 [5] | 0.089 ± 0.033 (0.008) | 57 [12] | 0.049 ± 0.020 (0.015) | 7 [3] | ||||
| 25 + (N = 150) | 14 [4] | 0.059 ± 0.046 (0.196) | 58.5 [10.75] | 0.060 ± 0.028 (0.031) | 7 [3] | ||||
| Year ** | |||||||||
| First (N = 519) | 11 [5] | <0.001 | reference | 53 [14] | 0.001 | - | 6 [4] | 0.016 | - |
| Last (N = 328) | 13 [5] | 0.072 ± 0.035 (0.039) | 57 [13] | 0.020 ± 0.021 (0.351) | 7 [3] | 0.100 ± 0.029 (<0.001) | |||
| Masters (N = 124) | 13 [4.25] | 0.108 ± 0.044 (0.013) | 58 [8.25] | 0.053 ± 0.027 (0.046) | 7 [3] | 0.139 ± 0.040 (<0.001) | |||
Scores are presented as median [interquartile range], Results of the multivariable analysis are presented as estimate ± standard deviation, * Mann Whitney U test, ** Kruskal Wallis test.