Table 3 Univariate analysis of associations between knowledge scores and demographic characteristics of the study cohort

Gender

Male

35 (67)

7.5

5-8.8

0.0268**

Female

16 (33)

8

7.75-9.5

Interpreter used

None

42 (82)

8

6-9

Trained

5 (9)

7

3-8

0.059

Family/Friend

4 (8)

7.75

5.25-9.25

0.69

English Literacy

Yes

39 (76)

6.8

4.25-8

0.045**

No

12 (24)

8

6-9.5

Lived in a refugee camp

Yes

13(25)

8

7-8.5

0.63

No

38 (75)

7.5

5.5-9

Time in Australia

Continuous

-

0.65

<2 years

0

2-5 years

8 (16)

7.25

5.25-9.5

5-10 Years

19 (35)

7.5

6-9.5

0.97

>10 Years

24 (49)

8

7.25-8.75

0.79

Educational level

Primary

4 (8)

5.75

3.75-8.25

Secondary

19 (37)

7.5

5-8.5

0.48

Tertiary

13 (25)

8

7.5-9.5

0.05**

Tertiary +

15 (29)

8

6-10

0.14

Clinic

Public hepatitis

22

8

5.5-9

Immigrant and refugee

7

7

4.5-8

0.34

Privatised hepatitis

22

7.5

6-9.5

0.24

Time since diagnosis

< 1 year

3 (6)

5.5

5-7.5

2-5

18 (35)

7.5

6-8

0.45

6-15

17 (33)

8

6-10

>16

13 (25)

8

7-9

0.22

Country diagnosed

Australia

41 (80)

7.5

5.5-8.5

0.19

Other

10 (20)

8.5

6.5-10.5

Seen clinician previously n = 44

Yes

27 (61)

8

7-9.5

0.010**

No

17 (39)

6

4.5-8

No. of years seeing clinician

0.003**

Know anyone else with HBV

No-one

24 (47)

7.3

5.25-8

Family

20 (39)

8.3

7.75-9.5

0.007**

Friends

3 (6)

8

4.5-10

Both

2 (4)

6.3

4.5-8

0.73

Not specified

2 (4)

5.8

4-7.5

Family comfortable

Yes

47(92)

7.8

6-8.75

0.94

No

4(8)

8

6-9

Friend comfortable

Yes

32(63)

8

7.25-9.25

0.049**

No

19(37)

4.5-8

Age

Continuous

0.21

Under 30

11

8

6-10

30-45

21

8

7-9

0.75

46-60

11

7.5

6-9.5

0.96

61 and over

8

6.8

4.75-8.25

0.19