Table 2.

Percentage of Participants with Correct Responses to Knowledge Questions by Profession

Knowledge Questions	MD (n=109) % of Correct Answer	Midwives (n=107) % of Correct Answer	Nurses (n=103) % of Correct Answer	Medical Technologists (n=92) % of Correct Answer	Dentists (n=78) % of Correct Answer	Anesthetist (n-13) % of Correct Answer	Total (n=502) % of Correct Answer
HBV causes liver cancer	92 (84.40)	96 (89.71)	95 (92.23)	80 (86.95)	68 (87.17)	12 (92.30)	443 (88.24)
HBV carriers can transmit the infection	92 (84.40)	97 (90.65)	85 (82.52)	79 (85.86)	66 (84.61)	11 (84.61)	430 (85.65)
HBV spread by casual contact such as handshaking	90 (82.56)	83 (77.57)	82 (79.61)	73 (79.34)	62 (79.48)	11 (84.61)	401 (79.88)
HBV spread by contact with open wounds/cut?	100 (91.74)	104 (97.19)	100 (97.08)	85 (92.39)	72 (92.30)	12 (92.30)	473 (94.22)
HBV can be transmitted by contaminated blood and body fluids	105 (96.33)	104 (97.19)	100 (97.08)	85 (92.39)	70 (89.74)	10 (76.92)	474 (94.42)
HBV can be transmitted by unsterilized syringes, needles and surgical instruments	104 (95.41)	100 (93.45)	97 (94.17)	84 (91.30)	70 (89.74)	9 (69.23)	464 (92.43)
Hepatitis B transmitted by unsafe sex	100 (91.74)	103 (96.26)	85 (82.52)	85 (92.39)	67 (85.89)	10 (76.92)	450 (89.64)
Hepatitis B transmitted from mother to child	98 (89.90)	102 (95.32)	88 (85.43)	82 (89.13)	65 (83.33)	9 (69.23)	444 (88.44)
Vaccine can prevent hepatitis B infection	104 (95.41)	100 (93.45)	96 (93.20)	86 (93.47)	67 (85.89)	8 (61.53)	461 (91.83)
Do you think HBV has a laboratory test?	99 (90.82)	92 (85.98)	92 (89.32)	75 (81.52)	69 (88.46)	11 (84.61)	438 (87.25)
HBV has post exposure prophylaxis	63 (57.79)	58 (54.20)	61 (59.22)	43 (46.73)	52 (66.66)	8 (61.53)	485 (56.77)
Hepatitis B can be cured/treated	97 (88.99)	79 (73.83)	80 (77.66)	79 (85.86)	71 (91.02)	10 (76.92)	416 (82.86)