Table 1 Weighted knowledge, attitude, and practice score from separate univariable linear regression models among health science students of Jimma University; N = 395 (2018)

Sex

 Male

257 (65.1%)

–

0.88 (0.356, 1.41)*

8.916 (8.53, 9.30)

 Female

138 (34.9%)

–

r

8.217 (7.81, 8.77)

Age

–

21.97 (± 2.33)

–

Monthly income

–

617 (± 1153.64)

–

Field of study

 Nurse

83 (21%)

–

− 1.489 (− 2.69, − 0.279)*

8.68 (8.11, 8.27)

 Pharmacy

74 (18.7%)

–

− 1.22 (− 2.44, 0.009)

8.48 (7.86, 9.11)

 Medicine

164 (41.5%)

–

− 0.496 (− 1.65, 0.654)

9.44 (9.00, 9.86)

 Laboratory

25 (6.3%)

–

− 3.25 (− 4.71, − 1.79)*

7.42 (6.37, 8.47)

 Anesthesia

29 (7.3%)

–

− 1.44 (− 2.85, − 0.025)*

8.34 (7.40, 9.29)

 Dental medicine

20 (5.1%)

–

r

9.24 (8.12, 10.36)

Year of study

 Second year

124 (31.4%)

–

− 0.896 (− 1.366, − 0.426)*

7.66 (7.13, 8.12)

 Third year

96 (24.3%)

–

− 0.281 (− 0.604, 0.043)

8.63 (8.08, 9.17)

 Fourth year

86 (21.8%)

–

− 0.313 (− 0.56, − 0.067) *

8.49 (7.87, 9.11)

 Fifth year

54 (13.7%)

–

0.047 (− 0.166, 0.261)

9.36 (8.65, 10.1)

 Sixth year

35 (8.9%)

–

r

8.86 (7.95, 9.77)

Overall knowledge score

8.6042 (8.26, 8.95)

Overall attitude score

6.23 (5.93, 6.53)

Over all practice score

2.51 (2.35, 2.67)