Table 2.
Hepatitis B knowledge questions and correct responses in percentage.
| Question | Correct responses (%) | First year (n = 64) | Fifth year (n = 64) |
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| Have you heard of hepatitis B? | Yes: 92% No: 8% |
Yes: 89.06% No: 10.94% |
Yes: 96.87% No: 3.13% |
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| Is most Chronic hepatitis b infection (A) symptomatic, (B) asymptomatic? |
(A) Symptomatic: 89.07% (B) Asymptomatic: 10.93% |
(A) Symptomatic: 84.38% (B) Asymptomatic: 15.62% |
(A) Symptomatic: 93.75% (B) Asymptomatic: 6.25% |
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| Are doctors and medical students more prone of getting hepatitis B via cross-infection? | Yes: 71.09% No: 28.91% |
Yes: 50% No: 50% |
Yes: 92.18% No: 7.82% |
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| Does hepatitis B vaccination protect against the infection? | Yes: 89.84% No: 10.16% |
Yes: 90.62% No: 9.38% |
Yes: 89.06% No: 10.94% |
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| Have you received hepatitis B vaccine before in Syria or outside Syria? | Yes: 43.75% No: 29.69% Do not know: 26.56% |
Yes: 31.25% No: 18.75% Do not know: 50% |
Yes: 56.25% No: 40.62% Do not know: 3.13% |
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| What is ideal age of vaccination? | (A) Infancy: 55.46% (B) Youth: 32.03% (C) Adulthood: 12.5% |
(A) Infancy: 51.56% (B) Youth: 42.18% (C) Adulthood: 4.68% |
(A) Infancy: 59.37% (B) Youth: 21.87% (C) Adulthood: 20.31% |
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| What is the reason behind not being vaccinated? | (A) Lack of motivation: 34.20% (B) No need felt: 26.30% (C) Never thought of vaccination: 23.50% (D) Lack of belief: 8% (E) Fear of injection: 8% |
(A) 16.6% (B) 33.33% (C) 25% (D) 16.6% (E) 8.33% |
(A) 42.3% (B) 23.07% (C) 23.07% (D) 3.84% (E) 7.69% |
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| Should hepatitis patients be allowed to work? | Yes: 47.65% No: 32.03% Do not Know: 20.31% |
Yes: 29.68% No: 46.87% Do not know: 23.43% |
Yes: 65.63% No: 17.18% Do not know: 17.18% |
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| What is the causative agent of hepatitis B? | (A) Virus: 83.6% (B) Bacteria: 2.34% (C) Protozoa: 1.56% (D) Do not know: 12.53% |
(A) Virus: 67.18% (B) Bacteria: 4.68% (C) Protozoa: 3.12% (D) Do not know: 25% |
(A) Virus: 100% (B) Bacteria: 0% (C) Protozoa: 0% (D) Do not know: 0% |
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| What is the mode of spread of hepatitis B? | (A) Transfusion of blood: 70.3% (B) Sexual intercourse: 53.12% (C) Mother to her baby: 53.9% (D) Food: 25% (E) Physical contact with a person with hepatitis B: 22.65% (F) Saliva: 28.9% |
(A) 57.81% (B) 31.25% (C) 34.37% (D) 43.75% (E) 26.56% (F) 32.81% |
(A) 82.81% (B) 75% (C) 73.43% (D) 6.25% (E) 18.75% (F) 25% |
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| What are the risk factors that may be the cause of hepatitis B? | (A) Smoking: 10.15% (B) Alcohol: 30.46% (C) Piercing and tattoo: 62.5% (D) Blood transfusion: 72.65% (E) Dental visits: 57% (F) Eating from contaminated food: 33.59% (G) Drinking from contaminated drinks: 25% |
(A) 17.18% (B) 45.31% (C) 45.31% (D) 51.56% (E) 40.6% (F) 62.5% (G) 46.87% |
(A) 3.12% (B) 15.62% (C) 79.68% (D) 93.75% (E) 73.43% (F) 4.68% (G) 3.12% |
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| Do hepatitis B infections cause the following singes and symptoms? | (A) Fever: 19.5% (B) Loss of appetite: 13.28% (C) Nausea: 11.7% (D) Vomiting: 10.15% (E) Jaundice: 22.66% (F) All of the above: 69.53% |
(A) 28.12% (B) 17.18% (C) 17.18% (D) 14.06% (E) 32.81% (F) 57.81% |
(A) 10.93% (B) 9.37% (C) 6.25% (D) 6.25% (E) 12.5% (F) 81.25% |
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| What does chronic hepatitis B infection lead to? | (A) Liver disease: 48.44% (B) Cirrhosis: 45.31% (C) Kidney disease: 4.69% (D) Liver cancer: 27.34% (E) All of the above: 35.15% (F) None of the above:2.34% |
(A) 57.81% (B) 51.56% (C) 7.81% (D) 18.75% (E) 15.62% (F) 4.68% |
(A) 39.06% (B) 39.06% (C) 1.56% (D) 35.93% (E) 54.68% (F) 0% |
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| Is hepatitis B infection preventable or not? | Ye: 87.5% No: 12.5% |
Yes: 92.18% No: 7.82% |
Yes: 82.81% No: 17.19% |
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| Have you ever been tested for hepatitis B? | Yes: 16.4% No: 83.6% |
Yes: 21.87% No: 78.13% |
Yes: 26.56% No: 73.44% |
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| Have you ever been diagnosed with any liver disease before? | Yes: 15.63% No: 84.37% |
Yes: 23.44% No: 76.56% |
Yes: 7.82% No: 92.18% |