Table 2.

basic knowledge on hepatitis B virus among study participants (N=303)

Variables	Mean/Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Heard about hepatitis B virus infection?
Yes	303	100
No	0	0
How infectious do you think hepatitis B virus is compared to HIV?
Less than HIV	16	5.28
Same as HIV	131	43.23
More than HIV	151	49.87
I don´t know	5	1.65
*HBV is effectively transmitted through contact with…?
Blood	263	86.8
Saliva	197	65.02
Sweat	197	65.02
Body fluids contaminated with infected blood	264	87.13
Level of risk of getting HBV infection as Health care workers
No risk	2	0.66
Low risk	0	0
Moderate risk	25	8.25
High risk	271	89.44
I don´t know	5	1.65

^*Multiple responses allowed