Table 1 Distribution of demographic characteristics and hepatitis B preventive practices among health professionals in China
Characteristic | N | (%) | Characteristic | N | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Education level | Â | |||
   Male | 146 | 60.1 |    Elementary | 1 | 0.4 | |
   Female | 97 | 39.9 |    Middle school | 1 | 0.4 | |
   Unknown | 6 |  |    High school | 18 | 7.4 | |
Province of residence |  |    Vocational | 29 | 11.8 | ||
   Heilongjiang | 4 | 1.7 |    University/college | 181 | 73.9 | |
   Jilin | 13 | 5.6 |    Graduate/professional degree | 15 | 6.1 | |
   Liaoning | 3 | 1.3 |    Unknown | 4 |  | |
   Beijing | 16 | 6.9 | Occupation |  | ||
   Inner Mongolia | 4 | 1.7 |    Physician | 83 | 34.6 | |
   Gansu | 26 | 11.2 |    Nurse or midwife | 5 | 2.1 | |
   Xinjiang | 2 | 0.9 |    Elementary school teacher/admin | 1 | 0.4 | |
   Qinghai | 10 | 4.3 |    Social worker | 13 | 5.4 | |
   Ningxia | 2 | 0.9 |    Government public health worker | 42 | 17.5 | |
   Shanxi | 7 | 3.0 |    Local public health worker | 83 | 34.6 | |
   Hebei | 18 | 7.8 |    Hospital administrator | 13 | 5.4 | |
   Shandong | 9 | 3.9 |    Unknown | 9 |  | |
   Jiangsu | 14 | 6.0 | Family history of chronic hepatitis B |  | ||
   Henan | 19 | 8.2 |    Yes | 72 | 30.8 | |
   Shaanxi | 20 | 8.6 |    No | 162 | 69.2 | |
   Sichuan | 5 | 2.2 |    Unknown | 15 |  | |
   Tibet | 1 | 0.4 | Family history of liver cancer |  | ||
   Chongqing | 2 | 0.9 |    Yes | 19 | 8.5 | |
   Hubei | 4 | 1.7 |    No | 204 | 91.5 | |
   Anhui | 3 | 1.3 |    Unknown | 26 |  | |
   Shanghai | 3 | 1.3 | Ever been tested for HBV |  | ||
   Zhejiang | 18 | 7.8 |    Yes | 225 | 94.9 | |
   Jiangxi | 4 | 1.7 |    No | 12 | 5.1 | |
   Fujian | 2 | 0.9 |    Unknown | 12 |  | |
   Hunan | 2 | 0.9 | Vaccinated against HBV |  | ||
   Yunnan | 2 | 0.9 |    Yes | 195 | 81.6 | |
   Guangxi | 5 | 2.2 |    No | 44 | 18.4 | |
   Guangdong | 14 | 6.0 |    Unknown | 10 |  | |
   Unknown | 17 |  | Children vaccinated against HBV |  | ||
Rural/urban status of residence |    Yes | 226 | 95.8 | |||
   Rural | 39 | 16.0 |    No | 10 | 4.2 | |
   Urban | 205 | 84.0 |    Unknown | 13 |  | |
   Unknown | 5 |  | Ever heard of the Jade Ribbon Campaign | |||
Population of town/city of residence |    Yes | 88 | 37.3 | |||
   <10,000 | 17 | 7.0 |    No | 148 | 62.7 | |
   10,000-50,000 | 75 | 30.9 |    Unknown | 13 |  | |
   500,000-1 million | 42 | 17.3 |  |  |  |  |
   >1 million | 109 | 44.9 |  |  |  |  |
   Unknown | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |