Hepatitis B Awareness and Knowledge in Asian Communities in British Columbia

Table 3

HBV knowledge of survey respondents.


Hepatitis B knowledge	(%)

Knowledge level
Reasonable knowledge (≥7 correct answers)	778 (76.8)
Not reasonable knowledge (≤6 correct answers)	235 (23.2)
Low knowledge (≤4 correct answers)	130 (12.8)
Knowledge question [correct response]
In most cases, hepatitis B is only a temporary infection (like the flu) [false]	621 (61.3)
Hepatitis B is a cause of cirrhosis (severe scarring of liver) [true]	625 (61.7)
Hepatitis B is a cause of liver cancer [true]	631 (62.3)
Hepatitis B can be transmitted through an infected mother to her child [true]	689 (68.0)
Hepatitis B is a sexually transmitted disease [true]	379 (37.4)
Hepatitis B can be transmitted by sharing food or utensils of an infected person [false]	267 (26.4)
Hepatitis B can be diagnosed by blood tests [true]	854 (84.3)
A vaccine that can prevent hepatitis B exists [true]	720 (71.1)
There is effective treatment for hepatitis B [true]	538 (53.1)
Hepatitis B is more common in China and Asia versus North America [true]	619 (61.1)
Little children can have hepatitis B [true]	760 (75.0)
Hepatitis B affects adults [true]	669 (66.0)
Hepatitis B is preventable [true]	800 (79.0)