Table 4.
Attitude of HCPs towards hepatitis B disease and its vaccine.
| Questions | Percentage |
|---|---|
|
Towards Hepatitis B Disease Do you have direct contact with patients or patient samples? |
|
| Always | 34 |
| Usually | 15.1 |
| Sometimes | 31.3 |
| Rarely | 12 |
| Never | 7.6 |
| Is hospital staff at high risk for infectious exposure? | |
| Very high risk | 55.9 |
| Somewhat risk | 28.4 |
| Low risk | 11.8 |
| No risk | 1.5 |
| Not sure | 2.4 |
| Potential seriousness of hepatitis B infection for yourself is considered: | |
| Very serious | 53.6 |
| Serious | 26.5 |
| Minor | 10.5 |
| Not serious | 4.8 |
| Not sure | 4.6 |
|
Towards Hepatitis B Vaccine Have you or your colleagues participated in any training or continuing education related to the hepatitis B vaccine in the past 12 months? | |
| Yes | 26.5 |
| No | 60.8 |
| I don’t know | 12.7 |