Hepatitis B Stigma and Knowledge among Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago

Table 2

Hepatitis B knowledge. Participants were asked to indicate whether the following statements about hepatitis B are true or false.

Statement about hepatitis B	Vietnamese in Chicago; (%) correct	Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City; (%) correct	value
Is preventable by vaccination	161/170 (95%)	811/842 (96%)	0.325
Can be treated with prescription medications	155/170 (91%)	753/842 (89%)	0.494
Can be spread by sexual intercourse	117/169 (69%)	383/842 (45%)	<0.001
Can be spread by blood	139/170 (82%)	639/842 (76%)	0.098
Can be spread during childbirth	122/170 (72%)	656/842 (78%)	0.083
Can be spread by eating raw shellfish	92/170 (54%)	578/841 (69%)	<0.001
Can be spread by sharing eating utensils	116/170 (68%)	379/842 (45%)	<0.001
Can cause lifelong infection	122/170 (72%)	441/842 (52%)	<0.001
Can cause advanced liver disease (cirrhosis)	150/170 (88%)	778/842 (92%)	0.073
Can cause liver cancer	145/170 (85%)	762/842 (91%)	0.042
Can be spread by someone who looks healthy	137/170 (81%)	632/842 (75%)	0.124
Carriers can only be identified by a blood test	159/170 (94%)	805/842 (96%)	0.245