Table 4 Results of Poisson regression examining stratum-specific differences in frequency of correct answers to pre/post knowledge surveys among health care providers by sex, age group and educational level
Percent Correct by Group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Univariate | After Controlling for Pre/post Survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Pre-test (N = 710) | (n) | Post-test (N = 680) | (n) | Change | p-value | |
Total | 67.3Â % | 710 | 85.9Â % | 680 | +18.6Â % | <0.0001 | Â |
Gender | |||||||
 Male | 68.1 % | 362 | 85.6 % | 349 | +17.4 % | <0.0001 | 0.24 |
 Female | 66.4 % | 348 | 86.3 % | 331 | +19.9 % | <0.001 |  |
Age Group | |||||||
  < 35 | 66.9 % | 117 | 87.6 % | 107 | +20.7 % | <0.001 | 0.13 |
 35–39 | 61.4 % | 144 | 85.3 % | 131 | +23.9 % | <0.001 |  |
 40–44 | 66.2 % | 124 | 86.2 % | 120 | +20.0 % | <0.001 |  |
 45–49 | 68.6 % | 66 | 87.3 % | 63 | +18.7 % | <0.01 |  |
 50–54 | 71.0 % | 63 | 85.7 % | 63 | +14.7 % | 0.05 |  |
 55–59 | 71.6 % | 16 | 85.7 % | 76 | +14.1 % | 0.03 |  |
 60–64 | 71.3 % | 81 | 85.5 % | 81 | +14.3 % | 0.03 |  |
  ≥ 65 | 68.1 % | 39 | 81.7 % | 39 | +13.6 % | 0.17 |  |
Educational Level | |||||||
  ≤ High School | 70.5 % | 213 | 84.9 % | 213 | +14.4 % | <.001 | 0.05 |
 Jr/Tech Coll | 65.1 % | 429 | 85.9 % | 408 | +20.8 % | <.0001 |  |
  ≥ College | 71.0 % | 68 | 89.3 % | 59 | +18.3 % | 0.06 |  |