Awareness and Vaccine Coverage of Hepatitis B among Cameroonian Medical Students

Table 1

Definition of operational variables.

Score	Feature
Knowledge on hepatitis B infection and vaccine
8–12 of 12 correct responses	Good knowledge on signs and symptoms
0–7 of 12 correct responses	Poor knowledge on signs and symptoms
5–7 of 7 correct responses	Good knowledge on route of transmission
0–4 of 7 correct responses	Poor knowledge on route of transmission
Attitudes towards hepatitis B vaccine:
≥ 4 0f 7 Positive attitudes	Positive attitude towards HBV vaccine
≥ 3 0f 6 Negative attitudes	Negative attitude towards HBV vaccine
HBV vaccine uptake
3	Complete vaccination
1–2	Incomplete vaccination
0	Not vaccinated

HBV: Hepatitis B virus.