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. 2015 Aug 30;2015:190174. doi: 10.1155/2015/190174

Table 1.

Knowledge of the students regarding Hepatitis B.

Sr. number Questions Response N (%)
1 Can Hepatitis B be transmitted while performing dental procedures? Yes 178 (82.4%)
No 26 (12%)
Do not know 12 (5.6%)

2 Can Hepatitis B contaminate the body by means of saliva? Yes 176 (81.5%)
No 32 (14.8%)
Do not know 8 (3.7%)

3 Is Hepatitis B a RNA virus? Yes 187 (86.6%)
No 18 (8.3%)
Do not know 11 (5.1%)

4 Is the incubation period of Hepatitis B about 50–80 days? Yes 173 (80.1%)
No 30 (13.9%)
Do not know 13 (6.0%)

5 Is Hepatitis B active and live vaccine? Yes 177 (81.9%)
No 22 (10.2%)
Do not know 17 (7.9%)