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

Table 5

Responses to knowledge questions.

Knowledge questions	Correct answers, N (%)	Wrong answers, N (%)	Missing values
Virology and transmission
(1) The causative agent of hepatitis B and C is a virus	313 (84.8)	56 (15.2)	0
(2) Hepatitis B and C can be transmitted through contaminated food and water	186 (50.4)	183 (49.6)	0
(3) Hepatitis B and C can be contracted through needle stick or sharp object injury	320 (86.7)	49 (13.3)	0
(4) Kissing can transmit hepatitis B and C	222 (60.2)	147 (39.8)	0
Symptoms and clinical outcomes
(5) All individuals infected with hepatitis B or C develop clear symptoms of hepatitis	219 (59.3)	150 (40.7)	0
(6) Hepatitis B and C can cause liver cirrhosis and cancer	292 (79.1)	77 (20.9)	0
Treatment and prevention
(7) There is no pharmaceutical treatment for hepatitis B and C	215 (58.3)	154 (41.7)	0
(8) Proper disposal of needle and sharps is a way of hepatitis B and C prevention	313 (84.8)	56 (15.2)	0
(9) HBV can be prevented by vaccination	282 (76.4)	87 (23.6)	0
(10) HCV can be prevented by vaccination	164 (44.4)	205 (55.6)	0
Average frequencies	252.6 (68.5)	116.4 (31.5)	0