A qualitative study of perceived barriers to hepatitis C care among people who did not attend appointments in the non-urban US South

Table 2 Hepatitis C knowledge questions and response rates (n = 11)

Hepatitis C knowledge questions	Correct responses N (%)
Most people with hepatitis C do not have symptoms.	9 (82)
*True*, false	9 (82)
Most people with hepatitis C know they are infected.	9 (82)
True, *false*	9 (82)
A person who injected drugs one time should be tested for hepatitis C.	10 (91)
*True*, false	10 (91)
A person born between 1945 and 1965 should be tested for hepatitis C.	9 (82)
*True*, false	9 (82)
Hepatitis C can cause:	9 (82)
Cirrhosis, liver failure, liver cancer, *all of the above*	9 (82)
With treatment, what percent of people with hepatitis C can be cured?	9 (82)
< 25%, 50%, 75%, *> 90%*	9 (82)

Answer choices are in italics following question stem. Correct answer choice is in bold. Questions are adapted from the Centers for Disease Control Hepatitis C fact sheet, the World Health Organization Hepatitis C webpage, and Zeremski et al. [34]

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