Hepatitis B Knowledge, Testing, and Vaccination History among Undergraduate Public Health Students in Ghana

Table 3

Knowledge on signs and symptoms and prevention of Hepatitis B.

	Yes	No
Knowledge variable	n (%)	n (%)
Infected people are asymptomatic at the acute phase	134 (60.9)	86 (39.1)
Jaundice is a sign of hepatitis B infection	127 (57.7)	93 (42.3)
Acute hepatitis B infection can result in liver inflammation	189 (85.9)	31 (14.1)
Hepatitis B can affect other organs other than the liver	133 (60.5)	87 (39.5)
Hepatitis B infection can be treated	154 (70.0)	66 (30.0)
Hepatitis B infection is preventable by vaccination	214 (97.3)	6 (2.7)