Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population and mean knowledge scores
Variable | (%) N | Mean score on 8-point scale | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
District (n = 520) | |||
Bankura | 1.5 (8) | 3.50 | 0.122 |
Birbhum | 2.3 (12) | 4.92 | |
Burdwan | 3.3 (17) | 4.12 | |
Coochbehar | 0.2 (1) | 4.00 | |
Darjiling | 0.2 (1) | 4.00 | |
East Midnapore | 4.2 (22) | 5.45 | |
Hooghly | 6.0 (31) | 5.06 | |
Howrah | 7.5 (39) | 4.38 | |
Jalpaiguri | 0.2 (1) | 6.00 | |
Kolkata | 23.5 (122) | 5.14 | |
Malda | 2.9 (15) | 4.87 | |
Murshidabad | 6.3 (33) | 4.70 | |
Nadia | 7.1 (37) | 4.84 | |
North 24 Pargana | 14.0 (73) | 5.14 | |
North Dinajpur | 0.6 (3) | 3.00 | |
Purulia | 0.4 (2) | 4.50 | |
South 24 Pargana | 15.8 (82) | 4.02 | |
South Dinajpur | 0.8 (4) | 5.25 | |
West Midnapore | 1.9 (10) | 4.20 | |
Other | 1.4 (7) | 5.43 | |
Sex (n = 520) | |||
Male | 65.8 (342) | 4.73 | 0.574 |
Female | 34.2 (178) | 4.84 | |
Age (years) (n = 520) | |||
< 25 | 15.4 (80) | 4.70 | 0.009 |
25 – 34 | 34.2 (178) | 5.04 | |
35 – 44 | 23.7 (123) | 4.98 | |
45 – 54 | 15.2 (79) | 4.44 | |
55+ | 11.5 (60) | 3.98 | |
Education (n = 489)a | |||
No formal educationb | 3.1 (15) | 2.80 | 0.0001 |
Completed primary education (4th standard) | 19.6 (96) | 3.56 | |
Completed middle school (8th standard) | 41.5 (203) | 4.78 | |
Completed high school (12th standard) | 11.7 (57) | 5.42 | |
Completed college/university or above | 24.1 (118) | 6.18 | |
Total monthly household income (INR) (n = 399)c | |||
Less than 1865 | 17.3 (30) | 3.57 | 0.0001 |
1866 – 5546 | 40.6 (203) | 4.48 | |
5547 – 9248 | 25.3 (68) | 5.13 | |
9249 – 13 873 | 5.3 (39) | 5.41 | |
More than 13 873 | 11.5 (59) | 6.10 | |