Table 5 Knowledge on HBV among the participants in relation to HBV status
Variable | Total | HBV status | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | |||
(N = 200) | (N = 29) | (N = 171) | ||
Have you ever heard about viral hepatitis B? | 0.394 | |||
Yes | 181 (90.5) | 25 (86.2) | 156 (91.2) | |
No | 19 (9.5) | 4 (13.8) | 15 (8.8) | |
Source of information on HBV | ||||
Friends and relatives | 11 (5.5) | 1 (3.4) | 10 (5.8) | 0.600 |
Television | 39 (19.5) | 7 (24.1) | 32 (18.7) | 0.495 |
Newspapers | 9 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (5.3) | 0.206 |
Radio | 115 (57.5) | 16 (55.2) | 99 (57.9) | 0.784 |
Healthcare workers | 20 (10.0) | 3 (10.3) | 17 (9.9) | 0.947 |
Mode of transmission of HBV | 0.052 | |||
Blood transfusion | 2 (1.0) | 1 (3.4) | 1 (0.6) | |
Reusing needles | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.2) | |
Body contact | 19 (9.5) | 5 (17.2) | 14 (8.2) | |
Droplets | 23 (11.5) | 0 (0.0) | 23 (13.5) | |
Barbers shaving instruments | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | |
Sexual contact | 22 (11.0) | 6 (20.7) | 16 (9.4) | |
Tattooing | 2 (1.0) | 1 (3.4) | 1 (0.6) | |
Don’t know | 129 (64.5) | 16 (55.2) | 113 (66.1) | |
Do you perceive yourself to be at risk for hepatitis B? | 0.854 | |||
Yes | 72 (36.0) | 10 (34.5) | 62 (36.3) | |
No | 128 (64.0) | 19 (65.5) | 109 (63.7) | |