Table 5.
Influence of Selected Factors on Giving a Correct Answer to Hepatitis C Knowledge Questions, Hepatitis C Follow-up Survey Respondents, NHANES 2001-2008 (n = 163*)
| Factor |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heard of Hepatitis C Before ROF Letter |
Knew You Were HCV+Before ROF Letter |
Seen a Doctor About First Positive HCV Test |
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| Hepatitis C Knowledge Question | Yes (% With Correct Answer) |
No (% With Correct Answer) |
Yes (% With Correct Answer) |
No (% With Correct Answer) |
Yes (% With Correct Answer) |
No (% With Correct Answer) |
| If someone is infected with HCV, they will most likely carry the virus all their lives. |
77.9† | 59.3 | 80.0 | 69.9 | 79.2† | 60.5 |
| Infection with HCV can cause the liver to stop working. | 81.6‡ | 55.6 | 83.8 | 71.1 | 81.6† | 63.2 |
| Someone with hepatitis C can look and feel fine. | 93.4‡ | 74.1 | 91.2 | 89.2 | 92.0 | 84.2 |
| You can get hepatitis C by getting a blood transfusion from an infected donor. |
91.2 | 88.9 | 91.3 | 90.4 | 91.2 | 89.5 |
| You can get hepatitis C by shaking hands with someone who has hepatitis C. |
85.3 | 81.4 | 90.0 | 79.5 | 87.2 | 76.3 |
| You can get hepatitis C by kissing someone who has hepatitis C. |
68.8 | 59.3 | 70.0 | 66.3 | 72.0 | 55.3 |
| You can get hepatitis C by having sex with someone who has hepatitis C. |
62.5 | 70.4 | 61.2 | 66.3 | 64.0 | 63.1 |
| You can get hepatitis C by being born to a woman who had hepatitis C when she gave birth. |
53.7 | 74.1 | 48.8† | 65.1 | 54.4 | 65.8 |
| You can get hepatitis C by being stuck with a needle or sharp instrument that has hepatitis C–infected blood on it. |
96.3 | 92.6 | 95.0 | 96.4 | 96.8 | 92.1 |
| You can get hepatitis C by working with someone who has hepatitis C. |
75.0 | 74.1 | 80.0 | 69.9 | 86.4 | 79.0 |
| You can get hepatitis C by injecting illegal drugs, even if only a few times. |
86.8 | 74.1 | 86.2 | 83.1 | 82.4§ | 50.0 |
*
Total excludes 4 participants who were told by their doctor that they did not have hepatitis C based on follow-up testing and who were therefore not asked these questions.
†
P < 0.05 for difference in percentage with correct answer to question regarding hepatitis C by factor status.
‡
P < 0.01 for difference in percentage with correct answer to question regarding hepatitis C by factor status.
§
P < 0.0001 for difference in percentage with correct answer to question regarding hepatitis C by factor status.