Table 3.
PRE- AND POST- VIDEO HCV KNOWLEDGEa
| HCV Knowledge Item | Pre-Video, N (% correct) |
Post-Video, N (% correct) |
|---|---|---|
| Infection with hepatitis C virus can cause the liver to stop working. | 110 (85) | 124 (96) |
| There is a vaccine to protect you against getting hepatitis C. | 52 (40) | 79 (61) |
| Hepatitis C infection may lead to liver cancer. | 93 (72) | 123 (95) |
| A person can get hepatitis C by sharing needles with someone who has hepatitis C. | 127 (98) | 129 (100) |
| A person can get hepatitis C by sharing cookers, cotton, or rinse-water with someone who has hepatitis C. | 95 (74) | 127 (98) |
| A person can get hepatitis C by kissing someone who has hepatitis C. | 72 (56) | 109 (84) |
| A person can get hepatitis C by shaking hands with someone who has hepatitis C. | 121 (94) | 125 (97) |
| A person can get hepatitis C by having sex with someone who has hepatitis C. | 103 (80) | 124 (96) |
| Everyone who tests positive on a hepatitis C screening test is currently infected with the virus. | 69 (53) | 99 (77) |
| Someone with hepatitis C can look and feel fine. | 121 (94) | 128 (99) |
| If someone tests positive on a rapid hepatitis C screening test, they need to have a follow-up blood test to see if they are still infected with the virus. | 122 (95) | 129 (100) |
| Someone infected with hepatitis C should only go see a doctor when they start feeling sick. | 114 (88) | 123 (95) |
| People infected with hepatitis C should stop drinking alcohol to protect their liver. | 125 (97) | 128 (99) |
| If someone is infected with hepatitis C, they may carry the virus all their life. | 110 (85) | 121 (94) |
a
Only 11 of 12 HCV reactive participants responded.