Table 5 Knowledge of hepatitis C in American Indians who use injection drugs in northeastern Montana, n = 51
From: A preliminary needs assessment of American Indians who inject drugs in northeastern Montana
Characteristics | Estimated population proportion that correctly answered item (95% CI) |
|---|---|
Sexual transmission is a common way hepatitis C is spread. | .23 (.10–.36) |
Most people who get hepatitis C will die prematurely because of infection. | .28 (.15–.42) |
Hepatitis C is a mutation of hepatitis B. | .30 (.17–.44) |
Hepatitis C is now one of the leading reasons for liver transplantation in Australia. | .32 (.18–.47) |
Hepatitis C is caused by a bacteria. | .35 (.22–.48) |
People with hepatitis C should be restricted from working in the food industry. | .37 (.22–.51) |
There is a vaccine for hepatitis C. | .42 (.27–.59) |
Once you have had hepatitis C you cannot catch it again because you are immune. | .52 (.39–.65) |
HIV is easier to catch than hepatitis C. | .52 (.41–.63) |
Having a medical and/or dental procedure performed in the Middle East, Southeast Asia or the Mediterranean increases a person’s chances of contracting hepatitis C. | .52 (.42–.61) |
There is a pharmaceutical treatment available for hepatitis C. | .53 (.40–.67) |
Hepatitis C can be spread by mosquitoes. | .56 (.43–.68) |
An individual can have hepatitis C antibodies without being currently infected with the virus. | .58 (.47–.71) |
Hepatitis C is caused by a virus. | .69 (.55–.84) |
Hepatitis C is associated with an increased risk of liver cancer. | .70 (.56–.82) |
People with hepatitis C should restrict their alcohol intake. | .74 (.58–.88) |
Hepatitis C can lead to cirrhosis | .75 (.65–.86) |
Some people with hepatitis C were infected through blood transfusions. | .76 (.61–.88) |
Some people with hepatitis C were infected through unsterile tattooing. | .78 (.57–.94) |
Hepatitis C can be spread through close personal contact such as kissing. | .78 (.69–.88) |
Hepatitis C can be spread through sharing injecting equipment, such as needles, tourniquets, spoons, filters and swabs. | .85 (.57–1.0) |
Hepatitis C is spread through the air in enclosed environments like crowded uses and elevators. | .86 (.78–.94) |
A person can be infected with hepatitis C and not have any symptoms of the disease. | .88 (.78–.96) |
Hepatitis C is spread through blood-to-blood contact. | .90 (.76–.98) |