Hepatitis B and C Viral Infection: Prevalence, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Occupational Exposure among Healthcare Workers of Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia
Table 4
Knowledge of healthcare workers of JUMC about hepatitis C virus, 11 Nov 2015 to 09 Jan 2016.
Items
Number
Percent
(1) Who are vulnerable groups to Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection?
Healthcare workers
Yes
174
75.7
Commercial sex workers
Yes
131
57.0
IV drug users
Yes
94
40.9
Students on clinical practice
Yes
116
50.4
(2) Which of the following procedures may expose to the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection?
Injections
Yes
191
83.0
Blood sampling
Yes
177
77.0
Incisions/surgery
Yes
178
77.4
Tattooing
Yes
135
58.7
(3) Hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be transmitted through:
Contaminated blood transfusion
Yes
210
91.3
Unsafe sexual contact/practice
Yes
196
85.2
Contaminated water/food prepared by a person suffering from this infection?
No
52
22.6
Sharing needles or other equipment used for injecting illegal drugs
Yes
200
87.0
Accidental stuck with a used needle or other sharp instruments that has an infected person's blood on it
Yes
208
90.4
Blood or body fluid splashes onto an exposed surface (eyes, mouth, or cut in the skin)
Yes
205
89.1
Birth canal during childbirth (mother to newborn)
Yes
187
81.3
Breastfeeding
No
34
14.8
Sharing grooming items such as razors or toothbrushes
