‘Teach-back’ is a simple communication tool that improves disease knowledge in people with chronic hepatitis B – a pilot randomized controlled study

Table 4 Comparison of knowledge scores according to domain

Domain		Mean ± SD	P-value	Mean ± SD	P-value
Domain		Control n = 32	P-value	Teach-back n = 38	P-value
Transmission	Baseline	7.4 ± 1.3	> 0.99	7.1 ± 1.6	< 0.001
Transmission	Early recall	7.4 ± 1.3	> 0.99	8.9 ± 0.4	< 0.001
Natural history	Baseline	4.6 ± 0.7	0.03	4.5 ± 0.8	< 0.001
Natural history	Early recall	4.8 ± 0.5	0.03	5.0 ± 0.0	< 0.001
Epidemiology & Prevention	Baseline	4.1 ± 0.6	> 0.99	3.9 ± 0.7	< 0.001
Epidemiology & Prevention	Early recall	4.1 ± 0.6	> 0.99	4.8 ± 0.5	< 0.001
Clinical Management	Baseline	3.4 ± 0.7	0.68	3.2 ± 0.9	< 0.001
Clinical Management	Early recall	3.3 ± 0.9	0.68	3.8 ± 0.5	< 0.001

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