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Table 1 Description of the knowledge variables and definition of correct answers

From: Prevention and care of hepatitis B in the rural region of Fatick in Senegal: a healthcare workers’ perspective using a mixed methods approach

Knowledge questions

Possible answers

Correct answera

 General knowledge of HBV (natural history and epidemiology)

  What kind of infectious agent causes hepatitis B?

Virus

Virus

Bacterium

 

I do not know

 

  What organ is affected by HBV?

Liver

Liver

Lung

 

Stomach

 

Heart

 

I do not know

 

  What complications can be caused by hepatitis B?

Liver cancer (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

Cirrhosis (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

  What are the modes of HBVtransmission?

Dust (yes; no; I do not know)

No

Contaminated water (yes; no; I do not know)

No

Perinatal transmission (from mother to child) (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

Breastfeeding (yes; no; I do not know)

No

Horizontal transmission (during childhood through contacts with infected blood) (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

Percutaneous transmission or transmission through mucosae (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

Sexual transmission (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

  Is perinatal transmission (from mother-to-child) one of the main modes of transmission in Senegal?

Yes

Yes

No

 

I do not know

 

  Are people infected by HBV duringchildhood (< 1 year) going to developchronic infection?

Yes, more than 80% of them

Yes, more than 80% of them

Yes, approximately 50% of them

 

Yes, only 5%

 

I do not know

 

 Specific knowledge on HBV screening

  What are the priority groups for whichroutine screening of chronic hepatitis B is recommended?

Pregnant women (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

Blood donors (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

Health Care Workers (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

HIV-positive patients (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

  What kind of test can be used to screen for HBV in adults and children > 1 year

Rapid diagnostic test (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

Laboratory-based immunoassay (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

 Specific knowledge on HBV vaccination

  What are the potential strategies for reducing perinatal transmission?

Vaccination at birth (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

Antiviral treatment for the mother (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

Immune globulin administration (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

  When should the first dose of HBV vaccine be administered to children?

Within 24 h after birth

Within 24 h after birth

Within the first week of life

 

At 6 weeks

 

At 1 year old

 

I do not know

 

  In total, how many injections arerequired to immunize children against hepatitis B infection?

1 injection

3 or 4 injections

2 injections

 

3 injections

 

4 injections

 

Other

 

I do not know

 

 Specific knowledge on HBV treatment

  Is there an effective treatment against chronic hepatitis B infection?

Yes

Yes

No

 

I do not know

 

  Which of the following treatments has proven efficacy against chronic hepatitis B infection?

Lamivudine (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

Tenofovir (yes; no; I do not know)

Yes

Traditional treatment (yes; no; I do not know)

No

  How long does antiviral therapy against chronic hepatitis B infection continue?

1 week

For life

A month

 

For life

 

I do not know

 
  1. HBV hepatitis B virus
  2. a All answers other than the correct one were recoded as incorrect