Table 4.

Awareness of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among HBV Patients and Controls, North Ethiopia, 2019 [n = 213]

	Case (71) n (%)	Control (142) n (%)	Total (213)
Heard about hepatitis B virus
Yes	49(69)	56(39.4)	105(49.3)
No	22(31)	86(60.6)	108(50.7)
Transmission through blood
Yes	36(50.7)	14(9.9)	50(23.5)
No	35(49.3)	128(90.1)	163(76.5)
Awareness transmission through sexual contact
Yes	37(52.1)	12(8.5)	49(23)
No	34(47.9)	130(91.5)	164(77)
Knowledge about prevention
Yes	24(33.8)	8(5.6)	32(15)
No	47(66.2)	134(94.4)	181(85)