Table 6. .

Knowledge of hepatitis C

	Correctly answered n (%)*
People living with hepatitis C can damage their liver when they drink alcohol	114 (97.4)
There is a hepatitis C vaccine that can be used to prevent people from getting infected with the hepatitis C virus	97 (89)
Studies show that 60% of people who inject drugs with ‘used needles’ are infected with hepatitis C	108 (93.9)
People can live many years without knowing that they have been infected with the virus	114 (98.3)
Some treatment for hepatitis C, such as interferon, can cause depression as a side effect in some patients	109 (97.3)
Using ‘new’ (i.e., never used before) needles, syringes and equipment reduces the risk of being infected with hepatitis C	109 (94.8)
Coughing and sneezing can spread hepatitis C	111 (97.4)
Hepatitis C treatments can result in the hepatitis C being completely removed (or cleared from one’s blood)	100 (89.3)
The hepatitis C virus can spread from shared kitchen cups, plates or utensils	103 (90.4)
Once someone’s hepatitis C virus has been completely treated and cleared they cannot get re-infected with hepatitis C	107 (94.7)
People can get infected with hepatitis C from tattoos and body piercing	114 (98.3)
Hepatitis C cannot be transmitted by hugs or handshakes	116 (100)
Some hepatitis C genotypes respond better to treatment than others	108 (96.4)

*Valid percent.