Table 3: Factors associated with Medical students’ attitudes and practices regarding hepatitis B infection in a Private University of Medicine in Senegal, 2019, N (284).
Variables |
Total |
Good Attitudes and practices (%) |
OR [IC95%] |
p-value |
ORa [IC95%] |
p-value |
Department |
|
|
|
< 10-6 |
|
0.67 |
Pharmacy/Odontology |
73 |
13 (17.8) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Medicine |
211 |
79 (37.4) |
2.8 [1.4-5.3] |
|
1.1 [0.6-2.2] |
|
Level of education |
|
|
|
< 10-6 |
|
0.04 |
Master 1 |
160 |
37 (23.1) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Master 2 and more |
124 |
55 (44.3) |
2.6 [1.6-4.4] |
|
2.4 [1.1-5.4] |
|
Sources of information |
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
0.50 |
< 2 sources |
114 |
30 (26.3) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
≥ 2 sources |
170 |
62 (36.5) |
1.7 [1.0-2.5] |
|
1.2 [0.6-2.2] |
|
Hepatitis B vaccination status |
|
|
|
0.08 |
|
0.09 |
No Yes |
110 174 |
29 (26.4) 63 (36.2) |
1 1.6 [0.9-2.7] |
|
1 1.7 [0.9-3.0] |
|
Age group (years) |
|
|
|
0.06 |
|
|
≤ 23 |
149 |
41 (27.5) |
1 |
|
1 |
0.02 |
> 23 |
135 |
51 (37.8) |
1.6 [1.0-2.6] |
|
1.9 [1.1-3.6] |
|
Good Knowledge |
|
|
|
< 10-6 |
|
< 10-6 |
No |
207 |
42 (20.3) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Yes |
77 |
50 (64.9) |
7.3 [4.1-13.0] |
|
6.2 [3.3-11.5] |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
0.62 |
|
|
Female |
167 |
56 (33.5) |
1 |
|
|
|
Male |
117 |
36 (30.8) |
0.9 [0.5-1.5] |
|
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
0.31 |
|
|
Not married |
262 |
87 (33.2) |
1 |
|
|
|
Married |
22 |
5 (22.7) |
0.6 [0.2-1.6] |
|
|
|
Screening of hepatitis B |
|
|
|
0.47 |
|
|
No |
126 |
38 (30.2) |
1 |
|
|
|
Yes |
158 |
54 (34.2) |
1.2 [0.7-2.0] |
|
|
|