Skip to main content
. 2021 Apr 7;9(1):298–314. doi: 10.1080/21642850.2021.1904935

Table 5.

Level of knowledge of hepatitis B and associated factors among primary healthcare providers in Wakiso district, Uganda.

Variable Attribute Freq n Level of knowledge Unadjusted PR (95% CI) Adjusted PR (95% CI) p-value
High n (%) Low n (%)
Sex Female 206 112 (63.3) 94 (72.9) 1.0 1.0  
Male 100 65 (36.7) 35 (27.1) 1.19 (0.98–1.44) 1.20 (0.97–1.47) 0.082
Age group 20–30 207 123 (69.5) 84 (65.1) 1.0 1.0  
31–40 70 39 (22.0) 31 (24.0) 0.93 (0.73–1.18) 0.99 (0.80–1.24) 0.988
41 and above 29 15 (8.5) 14 (10.9) 0.87 (0.60–1.25) 1.98 (0.67–1.43) 0.081
Level of healthcare facility Health Centre III 133 69 (39.0) 64 (49.6) 1.0 1.0  
Health Centre IV 120 80 (45.2) 40 (31.0) 1.28 (1.04–1.58) 1.03 (0.83–1.29) 0.739
Hospital 53 28 (15.8) 25 (19.4) 1.01 (0.75–1.37) 0.83 (0.62–1.12) 0.229
Ownership of Health Facility Private for profit 136 98 (55.4) 38 (29.5) 1.0 1.0  
Private not for profit 30 11 (6.2) 19 (14.7) 0.50 (0.31–0.82) 0.51 (0.32–0.81) 0.005
Public 140 68 (38.4) 72 (55.8) 0.67 (0.55–0.82) 0.68 (0.55–0.84) P < 0.001
Location of Health facility Rural 102 57 (32.2) 45 (34.9) 1.0    
Urban 204 120 (67.8) 82 (65.1) 1.05 (0.85–1.29)    
Marital status Married 128 69 (39.0) 59 (45.7) 1.0    
Single 178 108 (61.0) 70 (54.3) 1.12 (0.92-1.37)    
Main department of work Inpatient clinic (excludes maternity) 47 35 (19.8) 12 (9.3) 1.0 1.0  
Maternity ward 84 42 (23.7) 42 (32.6) 0.67 (0.51–0.88) 0.75 (0.56–0.99) 0.048
Outpatient clinic 175 100 (56.5) 75 (58.1) 0.76 (0.62–0.94) 0.77 (0.61–0.97) 0.030
Years in service Above 5 108 59 (33.3) 49 (38.0) 1    
Below 5 198 118 (66.7) 80 (62.0) 1.09 (0.88–1.34)