Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, and Associated Factor towards Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Health Care Professionals at Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021: A Cross Sectional Study
Table 4
Attitude-related questions about HBV early detection, transmission, and prevention.
Attitude questions
Agree, (%)
Disagree, (%)
Not sure, (%)
No concern of being infected with HBV
98 (23.2)
312 (73.9)
10 (2.4)
HBV vaccine is safe and effective
274 (64.9)
64 (15.2)
84 (19.9)
Change of glove during blood collection and testing is waste of time
142 (33.6)
276 (65.4)
4 (0.9)
All patients should be tested for HBV before receive health care
228 (54.0)
161 (38.2)
33 (7.8)
I do not feel comfortable to take care of people with HBV
215 (50.9)
182 (43.1)
25 (5.9)
Following infection control guidelines will protect from being infected with HBV at work
307 (72.7)
64 (15.20)
51 (12.1)
Postexposure prophylactic can prevent from HBV infection
