|
Characteristics
|
Total
|
Poor knowledgea
|
Good knowledgea
|
p-valueb
|
|---|
|
Age (years)
| | | | |
|
Mean ± SD = 16.92 ± 1.13 years
| | | | |
|
14-16 years
|
185 (35.9)
|
93 (50.3)
|
92 (49.7)
|
0.849
|
|
17-19 years
|
321 (62.2)
|
168 (52.3)
|
153 (47.7)
| |
|
20-22 years
|
10 (1.9)
|
5 (50.0)
|
5 (50.0)
| |
|
Sex
| | | | |
|
Male
|
233 (45.2)
|
102 (43.8)
|
131 (56.2)
|
0.045*
|
|
Female
|
283 (54.8)
|
149 (52.7)
|
134 (47.3)
| |
|
Ethnicity
| | | | |
|
Brahmin/Chhetri
|
368 (71.3)
|
185 (50.3)
|
183 (49.7)
|
0.440
|
|
Aadiwasi/Janajati
|
65 (12.6)
|
26 (40.0)
|
39 (60.0)
| |
|
Dalit
|
47 (9.1)
|
24 (51.1)
|
23 (48.9)
| |
|
Others
|
36 (7.0)
|
16 (44.4)
|
20 (55.6)
| |
|
Religion
| | | | |
|
Hindu
|
490 (95.0)
|
239 (48.8)
|
251 (51.2)
|
0.794
|
|
Others
|
26 (5.0)
|
12 (46.2)
|
14 (53.8)
| |
|
Grade
| | | | |
|
11
|
196 (38.0)
|
94 (48.0)
|
102 (52.0)
|
0.808
|
|
12
|
320 (62.0)
|
157 (49.1)
|
163 (50.9)
| |
|
Tobacco use
| | | | |
|
Yes
|
10 (1.9)
|
7 (70.0)
|
3 (30.0)
|
0.172
|
|
No
|
506 (98.1)
|
244 (48.2)
|
262 (51.8)
| |
|
Alcohol consumption
| | | | |
|
Yes
|
9 (1.7)
|
5 (55.6)
|
4 (44.4)
|
0.676
|
|
No
|
507 (98.3)
|
246 (48.5)
|
261 (51.5)
| |
|
Type of family
| | | | |
|
Nuclear family
|
378 (73.3)
|
183 (48.4)
|
195 (51.6)
|
0.862
|
|
Extended family
|
138 (26.7)
|
68 (49.3)
|
70 (50.7)
| |
|
Monthly family income
| | | | |
|
≤NPR 20,000 (≤20 USD)
|
358 (69.4)
|
176 (49.2)
|
182 (50.8)
|
0.723
|
|
>NPR 20,000 (>20 USD)
|
158 (30.6)
|
75 (47.5)
|
83 (52.5)
| |
|
Family history of cancer
| | | | |
|
Present
|
104 (20.2)
|
42 (40.4)
|
62 (59.6)
|
0.059
|
|
Absent
|
412 (79.8)
|
209 (50.7)
|
203 (49.3)
| |
- Data are frequency (percentage)
- aRow percentage
- bp-value derived from the chi-square test of association
- *p <0.05
