Categorical | ||||||||||
Variables | Routinely screen for HBV | Chi-square | p-value | |||||||
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||||||||
Age groups (in years) 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 | 91 (23.9) 224 (58.8) 38 (10.0) 17 (4.5) 11 (2.9) | 26 (14.1) 104 (56.5) 35 (19.0) 15 (8.2) 4 (2.2) | 16.89 | 0.002 | ||||||
Years of practice <10 10 - 19 20 - 29 30 - 39 ≥40 | 307 (80.6) 39 (10.2) 19 (5.0) 14 (3.7) 2 (0.5) | 118 (64.1) 44 (23.9) 15 (8.2) 7 (3.8) 0 (0.0) | 23.30 | <0.001 | ||||||
Professional cadre Medical officer Specialist | 316 (82.9) 65 (17.1) | 129 (70.1) 55 (29.9) | 12.21 | <0.001 | ||||||
Specialty Obstetrician Surgeon Community physician Family physician Others | 30 (7.9) 1 (0.3) 11 (2.9) 16 (4.2) 5 (1.3) | 25 (13.6) 2 (1.1) 8 (4.3) 9 (4.9) 12 (6.5) | 20.90 | 0.001 | ||||||
Type of practice Public Private | 230 (60.4) 151 (39.6) | 118 (64.1) 66 (35.9) | 0.74 | 0.39 | ||||||
Knowledge Poor Good | 194 (50.9) 187 (49.1) | 97 (52.7) 87 (47.3) | 0.16 | 0.69 | ||||||
Continuous variables | ||||||||||
Mean ± SD | t-test | Confidence interval | p-value | |||||||
Yes | No | Lower | Upper | |||||||
Age (in years) | 34.7 ± 8.1 | 37.0 ± 8.6 | 2.99 | −3.67 | −0.76 | 0.003 | ||||
Years of practice | 7.12 ± 7.7 | 9.15 ± 7.97 | 2.79 | −3.34 | −0.56 | 0.006 | ||||