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]