Research Article
Hepatitis B Knowledge, Testing, and Vaccination History among Undergraduate Public Health Students in Ghana
Table 2
Knowledge on causes and mode of transmission of HBV among students.
| | | Yes | No | | Knowledge variable | n (%) | n (%) |
| | Have heard of Hepatitis B infection | 220 (97.4) | 6 (2.6) | | Hepatitis B is cause by a virus | 207 (94.1) | 13 (6.9) | | Hepatitis B virus can be transmitted via unprotected sex | 145 (65.9) | 75 (34.1) | | Hepatitis B virus can be transmitted via Blood transfusion | 183 (83.2) | 37 (16.8) | | Hepatitis B virus can be transmitted via sharing towels with an infected person | 138 (62.7) | 82 (37.3) | | Hepatitis B virus can be transmitted through the air | 55 (25.0) | 165 (75.0) | | Hepatitis B virus be transmitted through the faeco-oral route | 95 (43.2) | 125 (56.7) | | Hepatitis B virus can be transmitted through sharing sharps with an infected person | 167 (75.9) | 53 (25.1) | | Hepatitis B infection is hereditary | 103 (46.8) | 117 (53.2) | | Hepatitis B virus can be transmitted via holding hands with an infected person | 80 (36.4) | 140 (63.6) | | Hepatitis B infection is more infectious than HIV/AIDS | 168 (76.4) | 52 (23.6) | | Asymptomatic Hepatitis B patients can transmit the virus to others | 161 (73.2) | 59 (26.8) |
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