Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Hepatitis B Virus among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 5

Association of demographic characteristics and mean KAP scores among pregnant women attending ANC in the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, in 2018.

Variables	(354)	Knowledge score ()	value	Attitude score ()	value	Practice score ()	value
Age
15-26	199	4 (2.6)	0.044	5.6 (1.6)	0.00	2.2 (1.3)	0.134
27-38	139	4.2 (2.5)		5.7 (1.9)	0.00	2.3 (1.4)
39-49	16	4.3 (3.5)		6.3 (1.8)	0.065	2.1 (1.8)
Residence
Urban	271	4.5 (2.6)	0.00	5.7 (1.6)	0.00	2.4 (1.3)	0.00
Rural	83	2.9 (2.5)		5.8 (1.7)		1.5 (1.2)
Marital status
Single	29	3.9 (3.3)	0.058	4.8 (1.6)	0.073	1.4 (1.4)	0.2
Married	320	4.1 (2.6)		5.8 (1.6)	0.00	2.3 (1.3)
Divorced	5	3.2 (1.8)		5.2 (1.1)	0.022	1.0 (1.0)
Religion
Orthodox	307	4.2 (2.7)	0.9	5.7 (1.6)	0.000	1.4 (1.4)	0.001
Muslim	39	3.5 (2.5)		5.6 (1.6)		2.3 (1.3)
Protestant	8	3.4 (2.2)		6.4 (1.1)		1.0 (1.0)
Educational status
Unable to read and write	94	2.8 (2.4)	0.000	5.7 (1.7)	0.001	1.6 (1.2)	0.000
Able to read and write	4	3.5 (1.5)		5 (0.8)		2.3 (0.9)
Elementary	99	3.8 (2.7)		5.8 (1.5)		1.9 (1.3)
Secondary	79	4.8 (2.3)		5.5 (1.6)		2.6 (1.3)
College and above	78	5.3 (2.4)		5.9 (1.8)		2.7 (1.4)
Occupation
Self-employed	56	3.9 (2.4)	0.074	5.7 (1.8)	0.015	2.3 (1.4)	0.001
Government	65	5.7 (2.4)		5.6 (1.7)		2.7 (1.4)
Housewife	193	3.7 (2.5)		5.7 (1.6)		2.1 (1.3)
Not employed	40	3.5 (2.9)		5.8 (1.6)		1.9 (1.5)
Income/month
<500	251	3.7 (2.6)	0.000	5.7 (1.6)	0.000	2.0 (1.3)	0.000
500-3000	80	5.0 (2.5)		5.6 (1.7)		2.5 (1.4)
3001-500	18	5.3 (2.6)		5.8 (1.8)		3.3 (1.4)
>5000	5	6.2 (2.2)		6.4 (1.5)		3.2 (1.1)