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. 2018 Dec 6;13(12):e0208402. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208402

Table 3. Perceptions of hepatitis B among 728 study participants in Selangor, Malaysia, 2016.

Construct domain Strongly disagree
n (%)
Disagree
n (%)
Somewhat disagree
n (%)
Neither agree or disagree
n (%)
Somewhat agree
n (%)
Agree
n (%)
Strongly agree
n (%)
Cues to action
    CA1 25 (3.4) 24 (3.3) 35 (4.8) 73 (10.0) 113 (15.5) 163 (22.4) 295 (40.5)
    CA2 41 (5.6) 52 (7.1) 64 (8.8) 98 (13.5) 100 (13.7) 154 (21.2) 219 (30.1)
    CA3 18 (2.5) 29 (4.0) 32 (4.4) 54 (7.4) 110 (15.1) 145 (19.9) 340 (46.7)
Perceived barriers
    PB1 206 (28.3) 190 (26.1) 104 (14.3) 114 (15.6) 60 (8.2) 28 (3.8) 26 (3.6)
    PB2 286 (39.2) 133(18.2) 82 (11.2) 100 (13.7) 41 (5.6) 39 (5.3) 47 (6.4)
    PB3 250 (34.3) 145 (19.9) 79 (10.8) 87 (11.9) 70 (9.6) 49 (6.7) 48 (6.6)
Perceived benefit
    PBE1 15 (2.1) 11 (1.5) 20 (2.7) 38 (5.2) 124 (17.0) 205 (28.2) 315 (43.3)
    PBE2 14 (1.9) 15 (2.1) 27 (3.7) 49 (6.7) 132 (18.1) 233 (32.0) 258 (35.4)
    PBE3 18 (2.5) 13 (1.8) 22 (3) 81 (11.1) 153 (21) 199 (27.3) 242 (33.2)
    PBE4 23 (3.2) 27 (3.7) 27 (3.7) 66 (9.1) 125 (17.2) 216 (29.7) 244 (33.5)
    PBE5 13 (1.8) 14 (1.9) 28 (3.8) 41 (5.6) 125 (17.2) 219 (30.1) 288 (39.6)
Perceived severity
    PSE1 16 (2.2) 25 (3.4) 48 (6.6) 45 (6.2) 93 (12.8) 144 (19.8) 357 (49.0)
    PSE2 28 (3.8) 38 (5.2) 48 (6.6) 52 (7.1) 91 (12.5) 173 (23.7) 298 (40.9)
    PSE3 18 (2.5) 16 (2.2) 46 (6.3) 65 (8.9) 89 (12.2) 138 (18.9) 356 (48.8)
    PSE4 29 (4.0) 54 (7.4) 47 (6.4) 71 (9.7) 115 (15.8) 153 (21.0) 259 (35.5)
Perceived susceptibility
    PSU1 79 (10.8) 92 (12.6) 95 (13) 164 (22.5) 98 (13.4) 126 (17.3) 74 (10.2)
    PSU2 88 (12.1) 94 (12.9) 97 (13.3) 158 (21.7) 106 (14.5) 116 (15.9) 69 (9.5)
    PSU3 152 (20.9) 123 (16.9) 99 (13.6) 75 (10.3) 105 (14.4) 82 (11.2) 92 (12.6)