TABLE 3.
Dallas (n = 500) | Houston (n = 505) | Washington, DC (n = 503) | Total (n = 1508) | |
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Ever heard of liver disease (%)* | 41.8 | 52.9 | 45.7 | 46.8 |
Ever known someone with liver disease (%) | 32.4 | 32.5 | 30.2 | 31.7 |
Ever heard about hepatitis B virus infection (%) | 46.2 | 54.9 | 49.9 | 50.3 |
Knew free hepatitis B shots are available (%)† | 20.0 | 25.9 | 24.1 | 23.3 |
Agreed can get hepatitis B from (%): | ||||
Smoking cigarettes | 36.0 | 35.8 | 32.2 | 34.7 |
Sharing a toothbrush | 48.0 | 52.3 | 45.3 | 48.5 |
Sexual intercourse | 30.0 | 32.5 | 32.0 | 31.5 |
Exposure to another’s sneezing/coughing† | 46.0 | 41.4 | 36.6 | 41.3 |
Agreed hepatitis B infection can cause (%): | ||||
Lung cancer | 28.4 | 25.2 | 22.3 | 25.3 |
Liver cancer | 64.8 | 69.3 | 63.4 | 65.8 |
Median knowledge index score (range: 0–7) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Comparison of 3 sites by chi square test, P = .015;
P = .003.