Research Article

Knowledge and Attitude of Undergraduate Health Professions Students towards Hepatitis B and C

Table 2

Positive attitude answers about HBV and HCV infections.

StatementsTrue statement
Female, N (%)
True statement
Male, N (%)
value

(1) I feel comfortable to shake hands of a person infected with hepatitis B and C105 (54.1)110 (62.9)0.090 (NS)
(2) I am willing to provide care to people with hepatitis B or C149 (76.8)149 (85.1)0.043
(3) When treating hepatitis B and C patients, I will provide the same standard of care as I do for other patients145 (74.7)127 (72.6)0.637 (NS)
(4) When treating hepatitis B and C patients, I would prefer to wear double pairs of gloves133 (68.6)120 (68.6)0.998 (NS)

NS indicates no significance.