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Table 2 Factors associated with adequate and poor basic HBV knowledge among the population of new military recruits in China [n (%)]

From: A survey of knowledge about hepatitis B among new military recruits in China

Characteristics

Poor

Good

P value

Gender

  

<0.001

 Male(n = 665)

569(85.6)

96(14.4)

 

 Female(n = 62)

39(62.9)

23(37.1)

 

Age (years)

  

<0.001

 16-18(n = 363)

319(87.9)

44(12.1)

 

 19-21(n = 300)

248(82.7)

52(17.3)

 

 22-24(n = 64)

41(64.1)

23(35.9)

 

Marital status

  

0.826

 Married(n = 5)

4(80.0)

1(20.0)

 

 Single(n = 722)

604(83.7)

118(16.3)

 

Ethnicity

  

0.496

 Han ethnicity(n = 693)

581(83.8)

112(16.2)

 

 Minority ethnicity(n = 34)

27(79.4)

7(20.6)

 

Education level

  

0.012

 Junior high school(n = 85)

80(94.1)

5(5.9)

 

 High school(n = 448)

373(83.3)

75(16.7)

 

 College degree or above (n = 194)

155(79.9)

39(20.1)

 

Place of residence prior to joining the army

  

0.663

 Large city (municipality or provincial capital) (n = 186)

156(83.9)

30(16.1)

 

 Small city (prefecture- and county-level city) (n = 220)

180(81.8)

40(18.2)

 

 Rural area(n = 321)

272(84.7)

49(15.3)