Research Article
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) |
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