Practice towards Hepatitis B Virus Infection Prevention and Its Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students at Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia, 2021: Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Frequency distribution of students’ knowledge score towards hepatitis B virus infection prevention at HUCMHS, Hawassa, Ethiopia, 2021 ().
Variables
Responses
Yes (%)
No (%)
People who are infected with hepatitis B are at risk of infecting others
370 (93.4)
26 (6.6)
Can hepatitis B be caught through hand shaking?
178 (44.9)
218 (55.1)
Can hepatitis B be spread through contact with open wounds/cuts?
370 (93.4)
26 (6.6)
Hepatitis B can transmit from mother to fetus?
304 (76.8)
92 (23.2)
Hepatitis B can be transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse
360 (90.9)
36 (9.1)
Can hepatitis B be transmitted by unsterilized syringes, needles, and surgical instruments?
366 (92.4)
30 (7.6)
Can hepatitis B be transmitted by contaminated blood and blood products?
375 (94.7)
21 (5.3)
Can hepatitis B virus cause liver cirrhosis?
349 (88.1)
47 (11.9)
Can hepatitis B virus cause liver cancer?
306 (77.3)
90 (22.7)
A person can be infected with hepatitis B and may not have any symptoms of the disease
305 (77.0)
91 (23)
Can HBV vaccine prevent hepatitis B?
351 (88.6)
45 (11.4)
Do you think hepatitis B virus has a laboratory test?
368 (92.9)
28 (7.1)
Is hepatitis B curable/treatable?
232 (58.6)
164 (41.4)
Do you think that HBV has postexposure prophylaxis?
