Assessment of preventive practices towards hepatitis B infection among nursing students in Bangladesh: role of knowledge, attitudes and sociodemographic factors

Table 5 Distribution of variables among nursing students by practice of hepatitis B infection prevention

Variables		Practice of hepatitis B infection prevention
Variables		Good	(%)	Moderate	(%)	Poor	(%)	X²	p- value
Age	19–20	22	18.8%	21	17.9%	74	63.2%	7.833	0.098
	21–22	105	23.6%	226	25.6%	226	50.8%
	23–24	33	18.9%	92	28.6%	92	52.6%
Gender	Male	16	18.6%	21	24.4%	49	57.0%	0.713	0.700
Gender	Female	144	22.1%	164	25.2%	343	52.7%	0.713	0.700
Religion	Hinduism	48	18.9%	64	25.2%	142	55.9%	1.951	0.377
Religion	Muslim	112	23.2%	121	25.1%	250	51.8%	1.951	0.377
Marital Status	Married	13	46.4%	3	10.7%	12	42.9%	11.176	0.004
Marital Status	Unmarried	147	20.7%	182	25.7%	380	53.6%	11.176	0.004
Academic Status	2nd year	46	18.0%	60	23.5%	149	58.4%	4.819	0.090
Academic Status	3rd year	114	23.7%	125	25.9%	243	50.4%	4.819	0.090
Monthly Family Income (BDT)	≤ 20,000	108	21.2%	127	25.0%	274	53.8%	0.334	0.988
	21,000–40,000	40	22.7%	45	25.6%	91	51.7%
	> 40,000	12	23.1%	13	25.0%	27	51.9%
Educational Qualification of Father	Not Educated or primary level	39	20.6%	52	27.5%	98	51.9%	1.973	0.741
	Secondary or Higher Secondary level	100	22.7%	103	23.4%	238	54.0%
	Graduated or above	21	19.6%	30	28.0%	56	52.3%
Educational Qualification of Mother	Not Educated or primary level	47	20.5%	53	23.1%	129	56.3%	4.829	0.305
	Secondary or Higher Secondary level	100	21.3%	124	26.4%	246	52.3%
	Graduated or above	13	34.2%	8	21.1%	17	44.7%
Family History with HB Infection	Yes	18	54.5%	8	24.2%	7	21.2%	23.809	0.000
Family History with HB Infection	No	142	20.2%	177	25.1%	385	54.7%	23.809	0.000
Knowledge	High	40	42.1%	22	23.2%	33	34.7%	33.702	0.000
	Moderate	86	17.7%	115	23.7%	284	58.6%
	Low	34	21.7%	48	30.6%	75	47.8%
Attitude	Good	49	53.3%	16	17.4%	27	29.3%	63.630	0.000
	Moderate	46	16.3%	81	28.7%	155	55.0%
	Poor	65	17.9%	88	24.2%	210	57.9%

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