Table 6.

Distribution of adequate knowledge, positive attitude, and appropriate practices based on the demographics and characteristics of the participants.

Variable	Adequate knowledge		Positive Attitude		Appropriate practices
	N (%)	P*	N (%)	P*	N (%)	P*
Overall (n = 510)	346 (67.8)	-	368 (72.2)	-	409 (80.2)	-
Age
21–30 years	203 (76.0)	<0.001	207 (77.5)	0.032	229 (85.8)	<0.001
31–40 years	93 (66.9)		94 (67.6)		118 (84.9)
41–50 years	35 (50.7)		43 (62.6)		44 (63.8)
≥51 years	15 (42.9)		24 (68.6)		18 (51.4)
Gender
Male	151 (64.0)	0.087	162 (68.6)	0.100	201 (85.2)	0.009
Female	195 (71.2)		206 (75.2)		208 (75.9)
Marital status
Single	183 (75.3)	<0.001	187 (77.0)	0.021	205 (84.4)	0.024
Married	163 (61.1)		181 (67.8)		204 (76.4)
Educational achievement
High school or less	14 (15.7)	<0.001	31 (34.8)	<0.001	35 (39.3)	<0.001
Associate degree	52 (57.8)		59 (65.6)		80 (88.9)
Bachelor or professional degree	249 (84.1)		245 (82.8)		262 (88.5)
Postgraduate study or training	31 (88.6)		33 (94.3)		32 (91.4)
Received infection control training
No	115 (67.3)	0.839	132 (77.2)	0.072	115 (67.3)	<0.001
Yes	231 (68.1)		236 (69.6)		294 (86.7)
Medical staff
No	46 (33.6)	<0.001	70 (51.1)	<0.001	73 (53.3)	<0.001
Yes	300 (80.4)		298 (79.9)		336 (90.1)
Department for medical staff (n = 373)
Medical or surgical	34 (85.0)	<0.001	36 (90.0)	<0.001	33 (82.5)	0.047
Pharmacy	52 (88.1)		50 (84.8)		51 (86.4)
Laboratory services	56 (83.6)		60 (89.6)		59 (88.1)
Nursing	57 (64.0)		52 (58.4)		87 (97.8)
Other para-clinical services	101 (85.6)		100 (84.8)		106 (88.1)

Values in bold represent significant results.

^*P-values were from Chi-square test.