Research Article

Knowledge Gaps and Determination of Attitude and Practice among Medical Students toward Hepatitis B Infection: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Knowledge, attitude, and practices toward HBV and its associated factors.

Level of knowledgeLevel of attitudeLevel of practice
High KLow K valueHigh ALow A valueHigh PLow P value

GenderMale107920.78111584.02610396.643
Female227186199214222191

Studying year3rd year71129. ≤0.00180120≤0.00183117≤0.001
4th year577262675376
5th year391828293423
6th year167591448215571

History of HBV infectionYes420.550510.115420.504
No330276309297321285

Family history of HBV infectionYes1460.1591460.08910100.777
No320272300292315277

Extra courses about HBVYes31230.6623915≤0.0014410≤0.001
No303255275283281277

Encountered HBV patientYes14160≤0.00113764≤0.00112972≤0.001
No193218177234196215

value by univariate logistic regression.