Table 3 Hepatitis B Knowledge related survey questions and answers from participants
From: Management of hepatitis B infected pregnant women: a cross-sectional study of obstetricians
Questions | N (%) |
|---|---|
(Q14) Hepatitis B can lead to which of the following consequences? | |
A: Premature Death | 0 (0) |
B: Cirrhosis of the liver | 1 (0.7) |
C: Liver failure | 2 (1.4) |
D: Liver cancer | 3 (2.2) |
aE: All of the above | 130 (94.2) |
F: Don’t know | 2 (1.4) |
(Q15) About 1 in ___ foreign-born Asian and Pacific Islanders have chronic hepatitis B, as compared to 1 in 1,000 Caucasian Americans. | |
aA: 10 | 31 (22.5) |
B: 100 | 90 (65.2) |
C: 1,000 | 5 (3.6) |
D: 10,000 | 3 (2.2) |
E: 100,000 | 0 (0) |
F: Don’t know | 9 (6.5) |
(Q16) If a newborn infant is infected with hepatitis B, what is the chance that he or she will develop chronic (lifelong) infection? | |
A: 100% | 3 (2.2) |
aB: 90% | 43 (31.2) |
C: 50% | 24 (17.4) |
D: 30% | 23 (16.7) |
E: 10% | 14 (10.1) |
F: Don’t know | 31 (22.5) |
(Q17) What are the symptoms of most people with chronic hepatitis B? | |
A: Headache and fatigue | 0 (0) |
B: Nausea and vomiting | 1 (0.7) |
C: Loss of appetite | 1 (0.7) |
D: Jaundice | 2 (1.4) |
E: All of the above | 29 (21.0) |
aF: None of the above, usually none | 102 (73.9) |
G: Don’t know | 3 (2.2) |
(Q18) Without appropriate monitoring or treatment, what are the chances that a person will die from chronic hepatitis B? | |
A: 1 in 100 (1%) | 20 (14.5) |
B: 1 in 50 (2%) | 11 (8.0) |
C: 1 in 20 (5%) | 19 (13.8) |
D: 1 in 10 (10%) | 16 (11.6) |
aE: 1 in 4 (25%) | 35 (25.4) |
F: Don’t know | 37 (26.8) |
Mean number of correct responses out of 5 (standard dev.) | 3.7 (1.90) |