Research Article
Hepatitis B Stigma and Knowledge among Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago
Table 2
Hepatitis B knowledge. Participants were asked to indicate whether the following statements about hepatitis B are true or false.
| Statement about hepatitis B | Vietnamese in Chicago (%) correct | Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City (%) correct | value |
| Is preventable by vaccination | 161/170 (95%) | 811/842 (96%) | 0.325 | Can be treated with prescription medications | 155/170 (91%) | 753/842 (89%) | 0.494 | Can be spread by sexual intercourse | 117/169 (69%) | 383/842 (45%) | <0.001 | Can be spread by blood | 139/170 (82%) | 639/842 (76%) | 0.098 | Can be spread during childbirth | 122/170 (72%) | 656/842 (78%) | 0.083 | Can be spread by eating raw shellfish | 92/170 (54%) | 578/841 (69%) | <0.001 | Can be spread by sharing eating utensils | 116/170 (68%) | 379/842 (45%) | <0.001 | Can cause lifelong infection | 122/170 (72%) | 441/842 (52%) | <0.001 | Can cause advanced liver disease (cirrhosis) | 150/170 (88%) | 778/842 (92%) | 0.073 | Can cause liver cancer | 145/170 (85%) | 762/842 (91%) | 0.042 | Can be spread by someone who looks healthy | 137/170 (81%) | 632/842 (75%) | 0.124 | Carriers can only be identified by a blood test | 159/170 (94%) | 805/842 (96%) | 0.245 |
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