Table 2.
Hepatitis C knowledge questions | Correct responses N (%) |
---|---|
Most people with hepatitis C do not have symptoms. | 9 (82) |
True, false | |
Most people with hepatitis C know they are infected. | 9 (82) |
True, false | |
A person who injected drugs one time should be tested for hepatitis C. | 10 (91) |
True, false | |
A person born between 1945 and 1965 should be tested for hepatitis C. | 9 (82) |
True, false | |
Hepatitis C can cause: | 9 (82) |
Cirrhosis, liver failure, liver cancer, all of the above | |
With treatment, what percent of people with hepatitis C can be cured? | 9 (82) |
< 25%, 50%, 75%, > 90% |
Answer choices are in italics following question stem. Correct answer choice is in bold. Questions are adapted from the Centers for Disease Control Hepatitis C fact sheet, the World Health Organization Hepatitis C webpage, and Zeremski et al. [34]