Table 3 Proportions of correct and incorrect responses on eight-item questionnaire (N = 520)
Question | Responses (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Correct | Incorrect | Do not know | |
Etiology | |||
Which organ of the human body is affected by hepatitis? | 74.2 | 1.9 | 23.8 |
Which is the most severe disease affecting the liver? | 46.0 | 20.8 | 33.3 |
How is hepatitis B or C transmitted? | 63.5 | 8.1 | 28.5 |
Consequences | |||
What happens when one is infected with hepatitis B or C? | 32.7 | 40.4 | 26.9 |
How is jaundice cured? | 72.1 | 23.3 | 4.6 |
What should be the diet during jaundice? | 61.9 | 33.8 | 4.2 |
What should one do when affected with jaundice? | 58.1 | 33.7 | 8.3 |
How is hepatitis B or C prevented? | 67.9 | 10.8 | 21.3 |