Question | Correct | Incorrect | χ2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Midwives | Physician | |||
Hepatitis B infection is caused by a virus | 79 (90.8 %) | 39 (100 %) | 96.03*** | |
118 (93.7 %) | 8 (6.3 %) | |||
Hepatitis B infected mother cannot transmit the hepatitis B infection to her newborn at birth. | 84 (96.6 %) | 36 (92.3 %) | 103.14*** | |
120 (95.2 %) | 6 (4.8 %) | |||
It is appropriate for hepatitis B infected mothers (positive HBsAg/HBeAg) to breastfeed their newborn after birth without hepatitis B vaccination. | 62 (69.7 %) | 25(64.1 %) | 18.29*** | |
87 (69 %) | 39(31 %) | |||
Unless there is a suspicion, there is no need to screen pregnant women for hepatitis B infection. | 79 (90.8 %) | 39(100 %) | 96.03*** | |
118 (93.7 %) | 8 (6.3 %) | |||
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is a serological marker for HBV infection. | 15 (17.2 %) | 3 (7.7 %) | 64.29*** | |
18 (14.3 %) | 108 (85.7 %) | |||
So far, there is no vaccine that prevents the transmission of HBV from hepatitis B infected mother to her newborn. | 70 (80.5 %) | 29 (74.4 %) | 41.14*** | |
99 (78.6 %) | 27 (21.4 %) | |||
There is a vaccine that when administered with hepatitis B Immunoglobulin to newborns of HBV infected mothers can prevent transmission of the infection from mother to newborn. | 12 (13.8 %) | 4(10.3 %) | 70.13*** | |
16 (12.7 %) | 110 (87.3 %) | |||
Caesarean section (C/S) is the most effective strategy to prevent mother to child transmission of HBV infection than any available vaccine. | 53 (60.9) | 28 (71.8) | 10.29** | |
81 (64.3 %) | 45 (35.7 %) | |||
Newborns infected with HBV have no risk of developing liver cancer. | 78 (89.7 %) | 33 (84.6) | 73.14*** | |
111 (88.1 %) | 15 (11.9 %) |