Table 4 General knowledge of HBV (natural history and epidemiology) among healthcare workers participating in the quantitative component of the survey (n = 87)
Variables (% of missing data) | Total | HCW mainly involved in prenatal care activities (Group 1) | HCW involved exclusively in vaccination activities (Group 2) | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 87) | (N = 47, 54%) | (N = 40, 46%) | ||
N (%) | ||||
What kind of infectious agent causes hepatitis B? (1%) | ||||
Correct answer | 70 (81) | 40 (87) | 30 (75) | |
Incorrect answer | 16 (19) | 6 (13) | 10 (25) | 0.15 |
What organ is affected by HBV? (8%) | ||||
Correct answer | 75 (94) | 43 (98) | 32 (89) | |
Incorrect answer | 5 (6) | 1 (2) | 4 (11) | 0.12 |
What complications can be caused by hepatitis B? | ||||
Liver cancer | ||||
Correct answer | 74 (85) | 43 (91) | 31 (78) | 0.07 |
Incorrect answer | 13 (15) | 4 (9) | 9 (22) | |
Cirrhosis (1%) | ||||
Correct answer | 69 (80) | 40 (87) | 29 (72) | |
Incorrect answer | 17 (20) | 6 (13) | 11 (28) | 0.09 |
What are the modes of HBV transmission? | ||||
Dust (5%) | ||||
Correct answer | 68 (82) | 37 (80) | 31 (84) | 0.69 |
Incorrect answer | 15 (18) | 9 (20) | 6 (16) | |
Contaminated water (1%) | ||||
Correct answer | 61 (71) | 34 (72) | 27 (69) | 0.75 |
Incorrect answer | 25 (29) | 13 (28) | 12 (31) | |
Perinatal transmission | ||||
Correct answer | 76 (87) | 41 (87) | 35 (87) | 0.65 |
Incorrect answer | 11 (13) | 6 (13) | 5 (13) | |
Breastfeeding (1%) | ||||
Correct answer | 41 (48) | 22 (47) | 19 (49) | 0.86 |
Incorrect answer | 45 (52) | 25 (53) | 20 (51) | |
Horizontal transmission | ||||
Correct answer | 67 (77) | 40 (85) | 27 (67) | 0.05 |
Incorrect answer | 20 (23) | 7 (15) | 13 (33) | |
Percutaneous transmission or transmission through mucosae (2%) | ||||
Correct answer | 37 (44) | 25 (53) | 12 (32) | 0.05 |
Incorrect answer | 48 (56) | 22 (47) | 26 (68) | |
Sexual transmission | ||||
Correct answer | 52 (60) | 31 (66) | 21 (52) | 0.20 |
Incorrect answer | 35 (40) | 16 (34) | 19 (48) | |
Is perinatal transmission (from mother-to-child) one of the main modes of transmission in Senegal? (1%) | ||||
Correct answer | 44 (51) | 28 (60) | 16 (41) | |
Incorrect answer | 42 (49) | 19 (40) | 23 (59) | 0.09 |
Are people infected by HBV during childhood (< 1 year) going to develop chronic infection? (2%) | ||||
Correct answer | 19 (24) | 13 (29) | 6 (15) | |
Incorrect answer | 66 (76) | 32 (71) | 34 (85) | 0.12 |