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Proportion of Correct Responses to Questions about Hepatitis C: Non-Injectors and Injectorsa |
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| Non-Injectors (N = 121) |
Injectors (N = 159) |
All Patients (N = 280) |
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| 1. You can get the hepatitis C virus by using a hepatitis C infected person's razor.* |
73.6 |
84.3 |
79.6 |
| 2. If you have hepatitis C, drinking a few glasses of wine every day won't hurt your liver. |
74.4 |
81.1 |
78.2 |
| 3. Hepatitis C can be spread when injection drug users share their rinse water.*** |
61.2 |
85.5 |
75.0 |
| 4. If a person's liver function tests are normal, the person definitely doesn't have hepatitis C. |
66.1 |
75.5 |
71.4 |
| 5. Hepatitis C infected clients should get vaccinated for hepatitis A and hepatitis B. |
68.6 |
71.7 |
70.4 |
| 6. You'll probably get hepatitis C if you eat food from a plate that wasn't cleaned well.** |
57.9 |
73.6 |
66.8 |
| 7. Most new hepatitis C infections are caused by injection drug use. |
65.3 |
66.7 |
66.1 |
| 8. All hepatitis C infected people will get rid of the virus if they stay on hepatitis C medications for at least one year. |
59.5 |
67.3 |
63.9 |
| 9. The only way a doctor can really know how much the hepatitis C virus has hurt a person's liver is by doing a liver biopsy. |
62.8 |
63.5 |
63.2 |
| 10. Hepatitis C is mostly spread through risky sex.*** |
48.8 |
74.2 |
63.2 |
| 11. When people share needles, it's easier to get HIV than hepatitis C.** |
47.9 |
65.4 |
57.9 |
| 12. You should never take medications for hepatitis C if you have HIV. |
49.6 |
57.2 |
53.9 |
| 13. Although the risk is low, it is possible to get hepatitis C by sharing pipes when smoking drugs. |
54.5 |
52.8 |
53.6 |
| 14. Drug users must stop taking methadone before starting HCV medication.*** |
40.5 |
62.9 |
53.2 |
| 15. There is a vaccine that protects against hepatitis C.*** |
38.8 |
60.4 |
51.1 |
| 16. Medication to treat hepatitis C can work in active drug users. |
45.5 |
39.0 |
41.8 |
| 17. If you take medications for hepatitis C, you need to take them for many years.** |
28.9 |
44.0 |
37.5 |
| 18. Bleaching needles is a good way for injection drug users to avoid getting HCV.* |
38.8 |
25.8 |
31.4 |
| 19. Most people who have hepatitis C will get serious liver disease. |
16.5 |
19.5 |
18.2 |
| 20. Some people infected with HCV can get rid of it without needing to take any medications.* |
7.4 |
17.6 |
13.2 |
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aCorrect answers: 1. True; 2. False; 3. True; 4. False; 5. True; 6. False; 7. True; 8. False; 9. True; 10. False; 11. False; 12. False; 13. True; 14. False; 15. False; 16. True; 17. False; 18. False; 19. False; 20. True * p < .05 ** p < .01 *** p < .001 | |||
Strauss et al. BMC Health Services Research 2007 7:39 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-7-39 |
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