Poor knowledge – predictor of nonadherence to universal precautions for blood borne pathogens at first level care facilities in Pakistan

Table 3 Mode of transmission of HBV/HCV, precautions at workplace and overall knowledge scores of health care workers at first level care facilities in Sindh Pakistan 2004

		Mode of Transmission score ^a			Precaution scores ^b			Cumulative score ^c
	n	mean	SD	P	mean	SD	P	mean	SD	P
Respondent type
MBBS Prescriber	42	5.71	2.20	< 0.001	1.67	0.78	0.0942	7.40	2.29	< 0.001
Non-MBBS Prescriber	22	3.77	2.47		1.36	0.49		5.14	2.73
Dispenser	166	3.48	2.05		1.4	0.74		4.93	2.36
Housekeeper	9	1.56	1.13		1.1	0.33		2.67	1.32
Facility by provider
Public physician	29	4.03	2.68	0.01	1.52	0.83	0.6695	5.56	2.30	0.013
GP	126	4.17	2.27		1.52	0.75		5.70	2.50
Non MBBS	83	3.22	2.04		1.43	0.67		4.65	2.39
Professional Qualification
MBBS	42	5.71	2.18	< 0.001	1.69	0.78	0.3336	7.40	2.29	< 0.001
Nursing Diploma	20	4.45	2.42		1.65	0.81		6.10	2.59
B-Pharmacy	56	3.95	2.22		1.41	0.63		5.36	2.39
Dispesing/labtec	12	3.42	1.83		1.42	1.08		4.83	2.21
Homaopathy	30	3.67	1.55		1.4	0.56		5.06	1.86
No professional education	79	2.66	1.95		1.44	0.73		4.10	2.39
Age (years)
< 20	42	2.33	1.86	< 0.001	1.26	0.5	0.0359	3.6	2.16	< 0.001
20–30	78	3.64	2.19		1.49	0.73		5.13	2.53
30–40	62	4.48	2.07		168	0.78		6.16	2.29
40 or more	53	4.49	2.47		1.47	0.72		5.96	2.63
Work experience quartiles (years)
1 st (0–3)	60	2.43	1.78	< 0.001	1.38	0.69	0.432	3.82	2.21	< 0.001
2 nd (4–7)	60	4.15	2.31		1.45	0.67		5.6	2.63
3 rd (8–14)	66	4.48	2.44		1.55	0.77		6.03	2.67
4 (> 14)	53	4.15	1.96		1.58	0.77		5.73	2.11

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