Children with less knowledgeable household heads about trachoma had about four times more likely to have infection than children from knowledgeable household heads.
In some studies conducted in neighbouring India, it was revealed that female adolescents were less knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS compared with male adolescents, while the males reported significantly greater exposure to HIV/AIDS education compared with the females [ 22].
Following research on differential teacher treatment, we expect teachers to interact more often with students who possess high prior knowledge in a given domain than with their less knowledgeable classmates.
With regards to "risks associated with early weaning" it is noteworthy that GPs and PNs appeared less knowledgeable about potential risks compared with CDs and PHNs.
Overall, participants who were most frequently consulted around infant feeding were less knowledgeable about the risks associated with obesity (r = 0.34, n = 114, p < 0.001).
HCPs who were consulted more often about feeding were less knowledgeable about the risks associated with obesity (r = -0.34, n = 114, p < 0.001).
Interviewees from the provinces of Rovigo and Vicenza were less likely to be conscious of the health risks associated with body modifications, and those with tattoos were less knowledgeable about the infection risk (OR = 0.60; 0.86, 0.86) and less likely to refer to a professional health care provider in case of medical complication (OR = 0.68 0.48, 0.95).
However, smokers with COPD seemed less knowledgeable about the relationship between their health and smoking; were indignant about a perceived lack of empathy from doctors; expressed in particular that their view of life was interrelated with quitting; and had less faith in the efficacy of smoking cessation medications.
Furthermore, our Shenzhen respondents were less knowledgeable about some HIV-related knowledge items as compared to the Hong Kong respondents; our results show that such knowledge was not associated with UAI.
Also, the demographic profile of the study participants is not representative of that of the Canadian population: our sample was highly educated and, in many cases, very familiar with NHPs, so further research with less well educated and less knowledgeable NHPs users (assuming they could be recruited) may be warranted.
