From: Community-based HCV screening: knowledge and attitudes in a high risk urban population
Variable (n) | Mean (SD) knowledge score or correlation coefficient | p-value |
---|---|---|
Total | 9.9 (3.3) | Â |
Age (140) | r = -0.17 | 0.04 |
Gender | Â | Â |
  Male (92) | 10.4 (.35) | 0.02 |
  Female (48) | 9.1 (.44) |  |
Race | Â | Â |
  White (52) | 10.8 (2.8) |  |
  Non-white (88) | 9.4 (3.5) | 0.02 |
Regular doctor | Â | Â |
  Yes (68) | 9.8 (3.0) | 0.64 |
  No (72) | 10.1 (3.6) |  |
Education | Â | Â |
  Elementary (22) | 9.4 (3.6) |  |
  High school (55) | 9.5 (3.4) | 0.11 |
  Some college | 10.1 (3.0) |  |
  Finished college | 11.5 (2.9) |  |
Insurance | Â | Â |
  Yes (102) | 10.0 (3.5) | 0.83 |
  No (38) | 9.8 (2.7) |  |
Do you know anyone with HCV? | Â | Â |
  Yes (79) | 10.5 (3.1) | 0.03 |
  No (55) | 9.3 (3.5) |  |
Do you have HCV? | Â | Â |
  Yes (25) | 10.6 (3.8) | 0.24 |
  No (112) | 9.8 (3.2) |  |
Would you still want to be tested if you could not get treatment? | Â | Â |
  Yes (126) | 10.2 (3.1) | 0.003 |
  No (14) | 7.5 (3.7) |  |