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 knowledge | Level of attitude | Level of practice | High K | Low K | value | High A | Low A | value | High P | Low P | value |
| Gender | Male | 107 | 92 | 0.781 | 115 | 84 | .026 | 103 | 96 | .643 | Female | 227 | 186 | 199 | 214 | 222 | 191 |
| Studying year | 3rd year | 71 | 129 | . ≤0.001 | 80 | 120 | ≤0.001 | 83 | 117 | ≤0.001 | 4th year | 57 | 72 | 62 | 67 | 53 | 76 | 5th year | 39 | 18 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 23 | 6th year | 167 | 59 | 144 | 82 | 155 | 71 |
| History of HBV infection | Yes | 4 | 2 | 0.550 | 5 | 1 | 0.115 | 4 | 2 | 0.504 | No | 330 | 276 | 309 | 297 | 321 | 285 |
| Family history of HBV infection | Yes | 14 | 6 | 0.159 | 14 | 6 | 0.089 | 10 | 10 | 0.777 | No | 320 | 272 | 300 | 292 | 315 | 277 |
| Extra courses about HBV | Yes | 31 | 23 | 0.662 | 39 | 15 | ≤0.001 | 44 | 10 | ≤0.001 | No | 303 | 255 | 275 | 283 | 281 | 277 |
| Encountered HBV patient | Yes | 141 | 60 | ≤0.001 | 137 | 64 | ≤0.001 | 129 | 72 | ≤0.001 | No | 193 | 218 | 177 | 234 | 196 | 215 |
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value by univariate logistic regression. |