Table 3.
Awareness variable | Response |
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What influenced or would influence you to get Hepatitis B screening and vaccination? (N = 252)a | 64% Doctor told you to get screened |
35% Family member is a carrier | |
34% Free screening/vaccination or if covered by insurance | |
32% Fear of being infected by the virus | |
31% Encouraged by family members | |
28% Attended Hepatitis B educational workshop | |
22% Encouraged by spouse | |
21% Encouraged by friends | |
9% Other (Bakura, Teacher, Employer, Galuega, Travel) | |
Do you think you could be infected with Hepatitis B? (N = 280) | 6% Yes |
52% No | |
41% Not sure/Don’t know | |
Have you ever been diagnosed with Hepatitis B infection? (N = 280) | 1% Yes |
78% No | |
21% Not sure/Don’t know |
aTotal percentages may add up to more than 100% as respondents were asked to list all that apply; the only responses that were highly correlated (using Pearson correlation coefficient) were being encouraged by friends and family members