Research Article

Knowledge Gaps and Determination of Attitude and Practice among Medical Students toward Hepatitis B Infection: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Attitude about HBV.

QuestionsCorrect answer
%

A20. Are you confident in counseling patients about prevention of HBV?31451.3%
A22. Do you think that the hepatitis B vaccine is safe?51884.6%
A25. Do you think it is necessary to vaccinate newborns for hepatitis B at birth?38162.3%
A53. Are you confident in ordering laboratory tests to monitor CHB patients?40966.8%
A54. Are you confident in prescribing treatment for a patient with chronic hepatitis B?20834.0%
A58. Are you confident in ordering diagnosis tests for patients with chronic HBV?41267.3%
A59. Would you have any concerns having casual contact or working together with a chronic HBV patient in the same office?23738.7%
A60. Would you have any concerns sharing food or utensils with a CHB?19231.4%