Table 5 Predictors of good knowledge about viral Hepatitis among IVDU
Variable | Knowledge Score | cOR (95%CI) | P value | aOR (95%CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good knowledge (n = 42) | Poor knowledge (n = 211) | |||||
Sex (Male ref. female) | 39(92.8) | 191(90.5) | 1.4(0.4–4.8) | 0.63 | α | |
Age (years) | 31(28–37) | 30(26–37) | 1.0(0.9–1.1) | 0.57 | α | |
Higher education level | 26(61.9) | 47(22.3) | 5.7(2.8–11.4) | < 0.001 | 5.8(2.9–11.9) | < 0.001 |
HIV positive | 5(11.9) | 29(12.6) | 0.9(0.3–2.5) | 0.87 | α | |
HBV positive | 3(7.1) | 6(2.8) | 2.6(0.6–10.5) | 0.19 | 2.6(0.3–26.5) | 0.42 |
Anti-HCV positive | 2(4.8) | 7(3.3) | 1.4(0.3–7.3) | 0.65 | α | |
Any viral hepatitis | 5(11.9) | 11(5.2) | 2.4(0.8–7.5) | 0.11 | 1.4(0.2–8.2) | 0.73 |