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. 2021 Jun 24;16(6):e0253539. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253539

Table 2. Association of demographic characteristics with knowledge, attitude and practice score (n = 4920).

Demographic Characteristics Mean Knowledge Score (SD) p-value Mean Attitude Score (SD) p-value Mean Practice Score (SD) p-value
Age Category
Less than 30 years 19.80 (4.44) <0.001 47.29 (7.72) <0.001 18.79 (3.43) 0.046
30 years and above 18.92 (4.55) 46.40 (9.32) 18.57 (3.80)
Gender
Male 19.48 (4.75) 0.018 46.15 (8.82) 0.007 19.00 (3.55) <0.001
Female 19.13 (4.44) 46.92 (8.78) 18.52 (3.72)
Experience Category
Less than 5 years 19.62 (4.52) <0.001 46.80 (7.68) 0.636 18.76 (3.46) 0.157
5 years and above 19.03 (4.52) 46.67 (9.30) 18.60 (3.78)
Facility Type
Private 17.67 (4.56) <0.001 45.41 (6.97) <0.001 18.94 (3.56) 0.048
Government 19.43 (4.49) 46.89 (9.00) 18.61 (3.69)
Location
Outside Delhi 18.68 (4.65) 0.063 45.48 (8.06) 0.032 18.80 (3.60) 0.526
Delhi 19.25 (4.52) 46.77 (8.83) 18.64 (3.68)

SD: Standard deviation.