Table 6.
Health professionals’ opinion on the existence of barriers as explanations of why hepatitis B/C cases do not reach specialized health care (e.g. hepatologists) for further investigation and treatment. Results are presented by country
| UK (n = 47) | DE (n = 64) | NL (n = 55) | HU (n = 21) | IT (n = 58) | ES (n = 23) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is limited guidance available to primary health care professionals about onward referral, counselling and patient management of hepatitis B/C patients. | Strongly disagree | 11 % | 8 % | 2 % | 33 % | 7 % | 17 % |
| Disagree | 32 % | 31 % | 58 % | 29 % | 34 % | 39 % | |
| Neither agree or disagree | 30 % | 38 % | 18 % | 33 % | 16 % | 13 % | |
| Agree | 21 % | 20 % | 18 % | 5 % | 40 % | 30 % | |
| Strongly agree | 6 % | 3 % | 4 % | 0 % | 3 % | 0 % | |
| Although training on viral hepatitis management is available for health care providers, uptake is generally low among professionals. | Strongly disagree | 2 % | 8 % | 2 % | 29 % | 3 % | 13 % |
| Disagree | 23 % | 31 % | 9 % | 24 % | 21 % | 43 % | |
| Neither agree or disagree | 36 % | 45 % | 56 % | 33 % | 22 % | 35 % | |
| Agree | 34 % | 16 % | 31 % | 10 % | 52 % | 9 % | |
| Strongly Agree | 4 % | 0 % | 2 % | 5 % | 2 % | 0 % | |