Characteristics of respondents Number of respondents (%) Knowledge score (mean±SD) p value Attitude score (mean±SD) p value Practice score (mean±SD) p value
Gender Female 711(43.7) 89.09±10.94 ˂0.001 59.81±17.14 0.25 91.73±9.96 ˂0.001
Male 917(56.3) 86.78±13.25 58.81±17.61 88.08±11.54
Age group (year) 18-25 207(12.7) 85.19±13.44 ˂0.001 55.02±16.93 ˂0.001 86.34±13.24 ˂0.001
26-35 549(33.7) 87.65±12.68 58.32±17.57 89.49±11.02
36-45 542(33.3) 89.16±11.39 60.43±17.12 90.27±10.82
46-55 208(12.8) 88.72±11.79 63.29±16.79 91.09±8.99
>55 122(7.5) 85.21±13.02 58.39±18.09 91.04±9.89
Marital status Married 1122(68.9) 88.22±12.11 0.035 60.73±17.14 ˂0.001 89.99±10.51 0.097
Single 506(31.1) 86.83±12.80 55.95±17.56 88.96±12.06
Education level Under Diploma 96(5.9) 78.66±17.64 ˂0.001 62.04±18.93 0.334 87.64±12.17 0.256
Diploma and Associate’s degree 407(25) 85.04±14.70 59.64±17.91 89.45±11.12
Bachelor and master’s degree 1030(63.3) 89.34±10.21 58.93±17.23 89.91±10.96
Doctorate and PhD 95(5.8) 92.02±9.44 58.15±15.37 90.09±9.95
Relation of education to health Relevant 431(26.4) 91.59±8.41 ˂0.001 62.27±16.55 0.002 90.97±9.89 0.002
Irrelevant 1197(73.6) 86.42±13.22 58.16±17.59 89.20±11.37
Occupation Related to healthcare 153(9.4) 93.46±7.29 ˂0.001 64.44±14.95 ˂0.001 92.10±8.94 ˂0.001
Employee 598(36.7) 88.38±11.94 59.55±17.99 89.63±10.45
Worker 91(5.6) 83.50±13.53 57.84±18.44 84.80±12.67
Retired 96(5.9) 87.08±13.66 61.20±19.26 91.67±9.22
Salesman and businessman 153(9.4) 84.69±14.03 55.85±19.30 87.88±11.92
Student 164(10.1) 87.15±11.39 54.11±15.65 87.41±13.46
Others 373(22.9) 87.30±12.82 60.12±15.76 91.14±10.52
Place of residence City/Town 1566(96.2) 87.81±12.42 0.75 59.25±17.39 0.916 89.70±11.03 0.608
Village 62(3.8) 87.32±10.24 59.02±18.06 88.97±10.92