Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Survey on Fatty Liver Disease in Shanghai, China

A cross-sectional survey of 1,006 residents in Shanghai, China, conducted between October 2022 and April 2023. The dataset contains self-administered questionnaire responses measuring sociodemographic information and knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) scores related to fatty liver disease. The study was authored by Xue Yang and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between knowledge, attitude, and practice scores based on the reported structural equation modeling results.
• Assess demographic factors influencing health knowledge and preventive behaviors regarding fatty liver disease.
• Model the pathway from knowledge to preventive practice using the reported beta coefficients for direct and indirect effects.
• Benchmark public awareness and behavioral scores for fatty liver disease in a major Chinese urban population.

Strengths

• Includes scores for 1,006 participants, providing a substantive sample size for analysis.
• Reports specific average KAP scores (e.g., knowledge 7.06 ± 2.26 out of 13) and correlation statistics (r=0.41).
• Provides detailed statistical modeling results, including beta coefficients and p-values for relationships between knowledge, attitude, and practice.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description notes the cross-sectional design and convenience sampling may limit generalizability of findings.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Self-administered online questionnaire using a convenience sampling strategy.

Time Range

October 2022 to April 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 14:05:02; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Shanghai, China