| Score | Male N = 270 (%) | Female N = 231 (%) | Total N = 501 (%) | p Value |
| Perceived susceptibility High Moderate Low |
68 25.2 189 70 13 4.8 |
36 15.6 183 79.3 12 5.2 |
104 20.7 372 74.3 25 5 | 0.030* |
| Mean (SD) | 5.8 (1.4) | 5.7 (1.29) | 5.77 (1.38) | |
| Perceived seriousness High Moderate Low |
12 4.4 177 65.6 81 30 |
6 2.6 140 60.6 85 36.8 |
18 3.6 317 63.3 166 33.1 | 0.183 (NS) |
| Mean (SD) | 8.4 (1.7) | 8.1 (1.6) | 8.27 (1.7) | |
| Perceived benefit High Moderate Low |
1 0.4 71 26.3 198 73.3 |
- - 19 8.2 212 91.8 |
1 0.2 90 18.0 410 81.8 | <0.001* |
| Mean (SD) | 13.7 (2.69) | 12.75 (2.05) | 13.3 (2.47) | |
| Perceived barriers High Moderate Low |
7 2.6 157 58.1 106 39.3 |
- - 107 46.3 124 53.7 |
7 1.4 264 52.7 230 45.9 | 0.001* |
| Mean (SD) | 5.03 (1.1) | 4.5 (0.72) | 4.8 (0.98) | |
| Total perception score High Moderate Low |
1 0.4 199 73.7 70 25.9 |
- - 126 54.5 105 45.5 |
1 0.2 325 64.9 175 34.9 | 0.001* |
| Mean (SD) | 33.8 (3.96) | 31.1 (3.2) | 32.1 (3.7) | |
| Total knowledge score |
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| Good Fair Poor | 46 17 73 27 151 56 | 60 26 62 26.8 109 47.2 | 106 21.2 135 26.9 260 51.9 |
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| Mean (SD) | 8.3 (6.7) | 9.9 (7.5) | 9.06 (7.16) | 0.011 |