Table 3.
Knowledge of hepatitis B infection among health care workers of Bahir Dar City Administration, August 2012
| Question | True |
|---|---|
| Number (%) | |
| One can get hepatitis B infection through needle stick injury (n = 375) | 347 (92.5) |
| Hepatitis B infection can be prevented by vaccination (n = 365) | 347 (95.1) |
| Hepatitis B virus can be found in semen or vaginal fluid of infected person (n = 370) | 325 (87.8) |
| Hepatitis B infected person may be asymptomatic for long time (n = 372) | 323 (86.8) |
| Every person exposed to hepatitis B virus will develop acute hepatitis immediately (n = 359) | 169 (47.1) |
| Hepatitis B virus is highly infectious (n = 370) | 355 (95.9) |
| Only small proportion of the world population is infected with hepatitis B virus (n = 356) | 97 (27.2) |
| Hepatitis B virus mainly affects liver (n = 372) | 359 (96.5) |
Numbers in () correspond to the number of answers given.