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 3
Frequency distribution of students’ attitude score by Likert scale regarding HBV infection prevention at HUCMHS, Hawassa, Ethiopia, 2021 ().
Attitude test questions
SA (%)
A (%)
NA/ND (%)
DA (%)
SD (%)
HBV is serious public health problem
116 (29.3)
191 (48.2)
40 (10.1)
42 (10.6)
7 (1.8)
I am not at risk of getting hepatitis B
46 (11.6)
51 (12.9)
27 (6.8)
172 (43.4)
100 (25.3)
I do not want to become screened for hepatitis B
16 (4)
21 (5.3)
25 (6.3)
176 (44.4)
158 (39.9)
I do not believe in the hepatitis B vaccine
16 (4)
22 (5.6)
19 (4.8)
157 (39.6)
182 (46)
Using personal protective equipment’s during patient care and during carrying out procedures is a waste of time
42 (10.6)
40 (10.1)
25 (6.3)
124 (31.3)
165 (41.7)
I believe that instrument sterilization is important to prevent hepatitis B transmission
134 (33.8)
152 (38.4)
52 (13.1)
43 (10.9)
15 (3.8)
All patients should be tested for HBV before they receive health care
101 (25.5)
109 (27.5)
139 (35)
32 (8.1)
15 (3.8)
I do not feel comfortable to take care of people with HBV
35 (8.8)
90 (22.7)
68 (17.2)
140 (35.4)
63 (15.9)
I believe that following infection control guidelines will protect me from being infected with HBV at work
122 (30.8)
179 (45.2)
45 (11.4)
32 (8.1)
18 (4.5)
Vaccination towards hepatitis B is mandatory
111 (28)
174 (43.9)
65 (16.4)
29 (7.3)
17 (4.3)
Being a medical and health science student puts you at greatest risk of having HBV infection
107 (27)
204 (51.5)
41 (10.4)
22 (5.6)
22 (5.6)
Key: SA: Strongly agree; A: Agree; NA/ND: Neither Agree Nor Disagree; DA: Disagree; SA: Strongly Disagree.
