Research Article
Knowledge and Willingness to Utilize Hepatitis B Preventive Measures among Pregnant Women in Ado-Ekiti, Southwest, Nigeria
Table 3
Association between socio-demographic characteristics of respondents and knowledge about hepatitis B infection.
| | Variable | Good knowledge (N = 196) n (%) | Poor knowledge (N = 177) n (%) | Total (N = 373) n (%) | Chi-square, df |
| | Age groups (years) | | 18–24 | 17 (54.8) | 14 (45.2) | 31 (100.0) | | | 25–29 | 68 (60.2) | 45 (39.8) | 113 (100.0) | 9.728, 4 | | 30–34 | 64 (43.0) | 85 (57.0) | 149 (100.0) | P = 0.045 | | 35–39 | 30 (56.6) | 23 (43.4) | 53 (100.0) | | | >40 | 17 (63.0) | 10 (37.0) | 27 (100.0) | |
| | Tribe | | Hausa | 12 (36.4) | 21 (63.6) | 33 (100.0) | 5.090, 3 | | Igbo | 23 (59.0) | 16 (41.0) | 39 (100.0) | P = 0.165 | | Yoruba | 153 (52.9) | 136 (47.1) | 289 (100.0) | | | Others | 8 (33.7) | 4 (66.7) | 12 (100.0) | |
| | Religion | | Islam | 16 (48.5) | 17 (51.5) | 33 (100.0) | 0.240, 1 | | Christianity | 180 (52.9) | 160 (47.1) | 340 (100.0) | P = 0.625 |
| | Marital status | | Single/divorced | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | 5 (100.0) | 0.113, 1 | | Married | 193 (52.4) | 175 (47.6) | 368 (100.0) | P = 0.737 |
| | Highest level of education | | None | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 (100.0) | | | Primary | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 3 (100.0) | 4.652, 3 | | Secondary | 10 (34.5) | 19 (65.5) | 29 (100.0) | P = 0.199 | | Tertiary | 184 (54.3) | 155 (45.7) | 339 (100.0) | |
| | Occupation | | Civil servant | 67 (57.3) | 50 (42.7) | 117 (100.0) | 24.537, 6 | | Professional | 29 (80.6) | 7 (19.4) | 36 (100.0) | P < 0.001 | | Trader/business | 62 (41.3) | 88 (58.7) | 150 (100.0) | | | Artisan | 9 (39.1) | 14 (60.9) | 23 (100.0) | | Unemployed | 26 (65.0) | 14 (35.0) | 40 (100.0) | | Farmer | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 3 (100.0) | | Others | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | 4 (100.0) |
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P < 0.001 should be in bold font. df, degree of freedom.
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