Table 3.
Multivariable Analysis of Poor Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Hepatitis B Prevention Among HCWs
| Variables | Knowledge | P-value | Attitude | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profession | Good | Poor | Favorable | Not Favorable | ||
| Medical Doctors | 99 (90.83) | 10 (9.18) | 0.001922 | 42 (38.53) | 67 (61.46) | 0.060284 |
| Medical Technologists | 82 (89.13) | 10 (10.86) | 47 (51.08) | 45 (48.91) | ||
| Midwives | 104 (97.20) | 3 (2.80) | 50 (46.72) | 57 (53.27) | ||
| Nurses | 99 (96.12) | 4 (3.88) | 43 (41.74) | 60 (58.25) | ||
| Dentists | 68 (87.17) | 10 (12.82) | 41 (52.56) | 37 (47.43) | ||
| Anesthetist | 11 (84.61) | 2 (15.38) | 8 (61.53) | 5 (38.46) | ||
| Overall | 463 (92.23) | 39 (7.76) | 231 (46.01) | 271 (53.98) | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 223 (91.02) | 22 (8.97) | 0.022069 | 121 (49.38) | 124 (50.61) | 0.1838 |
| Female | 244 (94.94) | 13 (5.05) | 121 (47.08) | 136 (52.91) | ||
| Age | ||||||
| 18–24 | 228 (92.30) | 19 (7.69) | 0.035495 | 107 (43.31) | 140 (56.68) | 0.1684 |
| 25–29 | 139 (91.44) | 13 (8.55) | 72 (47.36) | 80 (52.63) | ||
| 30–34 | 39 (97.50) | 1 (2.50) | 21 (52.5) | 19 (47.50) | ||
| 35–39 | 36 (100.00) | 0 (0.00) | 24 (66.66) | 12 (33.33) | ||
| >40 | 26 (96.29) | 1 (3.70) | 18 (66.66) | 9 (33.33) | ||