Sociodemographic characteristics | No. (%) | Median knowledge score | Interquartile range | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 35 (67) | 7.5 | 5-8.8 | 0.0268** |
Female | 16 (33) | 8 | 7.75-9.5 | Â | |
Interpreter used | None | 42 (82) | 8 | 6-9 | Â |
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 | Â | |
Lived in a refugee camp | Yes | 13(25) | 8 | 7-8.5 | 0.63 |
No | 38 (75) | 7.5 | 5.5-9 | Â | |
Time in Australia | Continuous | - | Â | Â | 0.65 |
<2Â years | 0 | Â | Â | Â | |
2-5 years | 8 (16) | 7.25 | 5.25-9.5 | Â | |
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 | Â |
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 | Â |
Immigrant and refugee | 7 | 7 | 4.5-8 | 0.34 | |
Privatised hepatitis | 22 | 7.5 | 6-9.5 | 0.24 | |
Time since diagnosis | < 1Â year | 3 (6) | 5.5 | 5-7.5 | Â |
2-5 | 18 (35) | 7.5 | 6-8 | 0.45 | |
6-15 | 17 (33) | 8 | 6-10 | Â | |
>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 | Â | |
Seen clinician previously n = 44 | Yes | 27 (61) | 8 | 7-9.5 | 0.010** |
No | 17 (39) | 6 | 4.5-8 | Â | |
No. of years seeing clinician | Â | Â | Â | 0.003** | |
Know anyone else with HBV | No-one | 24 (47) | 7.3 | 5.25-8 | Â |
Family | 20 (39) | 8.3 | 7.75-9.5 | 0.007** | |
Friends | 3 (6) | 8 | 4.5-10 | Â | |
Both | 2 (4) | 6.3 | 4.5-8 | 0.73 | |
Not specified | 2 (4) | 5.8 | 4-7.5 | Â | |
Family comfortable | Yes | 47(92) | 7.8 | 6-8.75 | 0.94 |
No | 4(8) | 8 | 6-9 | Â | |
Friend comfortable | Yes | 32(63) | 8 | 7.25-9.25 | 0.049** |
No | 19(37) | Â | 4.5-8 | Â | |
Age | Continuous | Â | Â | Â | 0.21 |
Under 30 | 11 | 8 | 6-10 | Â | |
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 |