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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 19.
Published in final edited form as: Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2011;12(4):957–961.

Table 4.

Knowledge about Hepatitis B Transmission

Variable Men (300) Women (367) p-value Total (667)
Hepatitis B cannot be spread by eating food prepared by an infected person 104 (35) 114 (31) 0.29 218 (33)
Hepatitis B cannot be spread by sharing chopsticks 72 (24) 66 (18) 0.04 138 (21)
Hepatitis B cannot be spread by coughing 94 (31) 102 (28) 0.28 196 (29)
Hepatitis B cannot be spread by holding hands 224 (75) 283 (77) 0.40 507 (76)
Hepatitis B can be spread during childbirth 211 (70) 250 (68) 0.50 461 (69)
Hepatitis B can be spread during sexual intercourse 225 (75) 254 (69) 0.08 479 (72)
Hepatitis B can be spread by sharing toothbrushes 255 (85) 300 (82) 0.26 555 (83)
Hepatitis B can be spread by sharing razors 247 (82) 286 (78) 0.14 533 (80)
Hepatitis B can be spread by sharing needles 279 (93) 335 (91) 0.41 614 (92)