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

<table class="table-group" id="tab6"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Attitude questions</td><td class="align_center">True response, <i>N</i> (%)</td><td class="align_center">False response, <i>N</i> (%)</td><td class="align_center">Missing values</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(1) I feel comfortable to shake hands of a person infected with hepatitis B and C virus</td><td class="align_center">215 (58.3)</td><td class="align_center">154 (41.7)</td><td class="align_center">0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(2) I am willing to provide care to people with hepatitis B or C</td><td class="align_center">298 (80.8)</td><td class="align_center">71 (19.2)</td><td class="align_center">0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(3) When treating hepatitis B and C patients, I will provide the same standard of care as I do for other patients</td><td class="align_center">272 (73.7)</td><td class="align_center">97 (26.3)</td><td class="align_center">0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(4) When treating hepatitis B and C patients, I would prefer to wear double pairs of gloves</td><td class="align_center">253 (68.6)</td><td class="align_center">116 (31.4)</td><td class="align_center">0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Averages</td><td class="align_center">259.5 (70.3)</td><td class="align_center">109.5 (29.7)</td><td class="align_center">0</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Responses to attitude questions.</div>

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Table 6: Knowledge and Attitude of Undergraduate Health Professions Students towards Hepatitis B and C 