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| Characteristic | Yes (%) | No (%) | Don’t know (%) |
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| Knowledge on HBV and Vaccine | | | |
| HBV can be caused by bacteria (N=706) | 24 (3.40) | 674 (95.47) | 8 (1.13) |
| HBV is contagious (N=708) | 552 (77.97) | 138 (19.49) | 18 (2.54) |
| HBV carrier may look healthy without showing any symptoms of the disease (N=712) | 628 (88.20) | 46 (6.46) | 38 (5.34) |
| HBV can be lethal (N=712) | 670 (94.10) | 32 (4.49) | 10 (1.40) |
| Patients can spread HBV to health care workers (N=710) | 660 (92.96) | 34 (4.79) | 16 (2.25) |
| Health care workers can spread HBV to patients (N=704) | 630 (89.49) | 42 (5.97) | 32 (4.55) |
| HBV vaccination is not for all people (N=700) | 172 (24.57) | 482 (68.86) | 46 (6.57) |
| HBV vaccination does not cause hepatitis (N=700) | 456 (65.14) | 190 (27.14) | 54 (7.71) |
| HBV vaccination can prevent hepatitis (N=708) | 668 (94.35) | 30 (4.24) | 10 (1.41) |
| HBV vaccination does not increase the risk for complications (N=698) | 498 (71.35) | 106 (15.19) | 94 (13.47) |
| HBV vaccination is contraindicated in pregnancy (N=700) | 186 (16.57) | 240 (34.29) | 274 (39.14) |
| The HBV vaccine has 3 doses (N=694) | 474 (68.30) | 28 (4.03) | 192 (27.67) |
| Knowledge on route of transmission of HBV |
| Broken skin in contact with saliva contaminated with blood of HBV pos patient (N=706) | 636 (90.08) | 38 (5.38) | 32 (4.53) |
| Broken skin in contact with blood of HBV pos patients (N=710) | 650 (91.55) | 36 (5.07) | 24 (3.38) |
| Broken skin in contact with saliva of HBV pos patients (N=696) | 484 (69.54) | 138 (19.38) | 74 (10.63) |
| Intact skin with HBV pos patient (N=702) | 78 (11.11) | 562 (80.06) | 62 (8.83) |
| Intact skin with intact skin of HBV pos patient (N=704) | 86 (12.22) | 564 (80.11) | 54 (7.67) |
| Needle stick injury (N=698) | 584 (83.67) | 64 (9.17) | 50 (7.16) |
| Aerosol produced by a hand piece (N=688) | 94 (13.66) | 394 (57.27) | 200 (29.07) |
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