Table 1 Knowledge of risk factors and HBV vaccination among 111 medical students in Cameroon
Statements | Correct answers N (%) |
|---|---|
1. HBV is the most contagious blood-borne pathogen through accidental exposure to blood | 60 (54.1) |
2. Contact of healthy skin with infected blood is a risk factor of HBV infection | 103 (92.8) |
3. Injury with needle contaminated with infected blood is a risk factor of HBV infection | 107 (96.4) |
4. Contact of abraded skin with infected body fluid is a risk factor of HBV infection | 101 (91) |
5. Contact of eyes with infected blood is a risk factor of HBV infection | 81 (73) |
6. HBV could be transmitted through sexual intercourse | 98 (88) |
7. HBV could be transmitted through oro-fecal route | 81 (73) |
8. HBV could be transmitted through blood | 110 (99.1) |
9. HBV could be transmitted from a mother to his foetus | 90 (81.1) |
10. You are at a higher risk of HBV infection than the general population | 87 (78.4) |
11. There is a vaccine available against HBV | 108 (97.3) |
12. The minimum number of doses for a complete primary HBV vaccination is 3 doses | 61 (55) |
13. An immune response test should be done after HBV vaccination | 38 (34.2) |