Table 1.
Knowledge of participants on hepatitis B virus infection prevention among health science students in Woldia University, Northeast Ethiopia, 2019.
| Variables | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| Hepatitis B can transmit by fecal-oral? | 67 (33.5%) | 133 (66.5%) |
| Hepatitis B can transmit by mother to child? | 178 (89%) | 22 (11%) |
| Hepatitis B can transmit by contaminated water? | 43 (21.5%) | 157 (78.5%) |
| Hepatitis B can transmit by sexual contact? | 179 (89.5%) | 21 (10.5%) |
| Carriers can transmit hepatitis B? | 175 (87.5%) | 25 (12.5%) |
| Hepatitis B can transmit by handshaking? | 143 (71.5%) | 57 (28.5%) |
| Hepatitis B can transmit by contact with open wounds? | 174 (87%) | 26 (13%) |
| Hepatitis B can transmit by blood and body fluid? | 189 (94.5%) | 11 (5.5%) |
| Hepatitis B can transmit by unsterilized syringe, the needle? | 184 (92%) | 16 (8%) |
| Do you know about the vaccine of hepatitis B? | 150 (75%) | 50 (25%) |
| The vaccine can prevent HBV? | 178 (89%) | 22 (11%) |
| Is there a laboratory test for HBV? | 183 (91.5%) | 17 (8.5%) |
| Is there postexposure prophylaxis for HBV? | 135 (67.5%) | 65 (32.5%) |
| Does HBV cause liver cancer? | 174 (87%) | 26 (13%) |
| HBV is treatable? | 153 (76.5%) | 47 (23.5%) |