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World J Hepatol. Nov 27, 2018; 10(11): 867-876
Published online Nov 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i11.867
Published online Nov 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i11.867
Table 2 Correct answers regarding viral hepatitis given by individuals from each group evaluated (n = 447) according to general aspects, clinical manifestations, risk of acquiring hepatitis, complications, transmission and prevention, n (%)
| Sentence | Total,n = 447 | Southeast viral hepatitis ambulatory,n = 100 | South health center,n = 89 | Northeast health center,n = 114 | Southeast low resource areas,n = 77 | Northeast low resource areas,n = 67 | P value |
| General aspects | |||||||
| Can hepatitis be caused by viruses | 321 (71.8) | 84 (84.0) | 69 (77.5) | 75 (65.8) | 48 (62.3) | 45 (67.2) | 0.005 |
| Can hepatitis be caused by bacteria | 242 (54.1) | 50 (50.0) | 19 (21.3) | 74 (64.9) | 56 (72.7) | 43 (64.2) | 0.000 |
| Can hepatitis be caused by alcohol | 172 (38.5) | 31 (31.0) | 31 (34.8) | 38 (33.3) | 34 (44.2) | 38 (56.7) | 0.006 |
| Can hepatitis be caused by medicines | 154 (34.5) | 45 (45.0) | 29 (32.6) | 32 (28.1) | 24 (31.2) | 24 (35.8) | 0.110 |
| Does hepatitis A exist | 394 (88.1) | 98 (98.0) | 78 (87.6) | 97 (85.1) | 68 (88.3) | 53 (79.1) | 0.004 |
| Does hepatitis B exist | 410 (91.7) | 99 (99.0) | 88 (98.9) | 95 (83.3) | 73 (94.8) | 55 (82.1) | 0.000 |
| Does hepatitis C exist | 359 (80.3) | 99 (99.0) | 86 (96.6) | 66 (57.9) | 61 (79.2) | 47 (70.1) | 0.000 |
| Does hepatitis D exist | 121 (27.1) | 56 (56.0) | 18 (20.2) | 10 (8.8) | 18 (23.4) | 19 (28.4) | 0.000 |
| Does hepatitis E exist | 92 (20.6) | 40 (40.0) | 15 (16.9) | 7 (6.1) | 14 (18.2) | 16 (23.9) | 0.000 |
| Does a vaccine for hepatitis exist | 376 (84.1) | 91 (91.0) | 78 (87.6) | 97 (85.1) | 58 (75.3) | 52 (77.6) | 0.026 |
| Can you have the same hepatitis more the once | 132 (29.5) | 37 (37.0) | 23 (25.8) | 37 (32.5) | 13 (16.9) | 22 (32.8) | 0.040 |
| Clinical manifestations | |||||||
| No clinical manifestations | 292 (65.3) | 89 (89.0) | 75 (84.3) | 61 (53.5) | 35 (45.5) | 32 (47.8) | 0.000 |
| After years | 311 (69.6) | 81 (81.0) | 75 (84.3) | 61 (53.5) | 47 (61.0) | 47 (70.1) | 0.000 |
| Fever discomfort, nausea | 369 (82.6) | 76 (76.0) | 67 (75.3) | 99 (86.8) | 64 (83.1) | 63 (94.0) | 0.008 |
| Jaundice, pale stools and dark urine | 410 (91.7) | 93 (93.0) | 81 (91.0) | 103 (90.4) | 72 (93.5) | 61 (91.0) | 0.922 |
| People at risk of acquiring hepatitis | |||||||
| People working in laboratory | 235 (52.6) | 61 (61.0) | 39 (43.8) | 67 (58.8) | 38 (49.4) | 30 (44.8) | 0.054 |
| People who work in hospitals | 310 (69.4) | 72 (72.0) | 58 (65.2) | 88 (77.2) | 56 (72.7) | 36 (53.7) | 0.014 |
| Not people who work in rural areas | 157 (35.1) | 36 (36.0) | 41 (46.1) | 46 (40.4) | 18 (23.4) | 16 (23.9) | 0.006 |
| People who work in the beauty areas | 353 (79.0) | 91 (91.0) | 70 (78.7) | 89 (78.1) | 57 (74.0) | 46 (68.7) | 0.007 |
| People who use drugs | 393 (87.9) | 98 (98.0) | 85 (95.5) | 96 (84.2) | 64 (83.1) | 50 (74.6) | 0.000 |
| People who receive tattoos or piercings | 389 (87.0) | 98 (98.0) | 79 (88.8) | 96 (84.2) | 64 (83.1) | 52 (77.6) | 0.001 |
| People who live indoors | 253 (56.6) | 46 (46.0) | 45 (50.6) | 66 (57.9) | 57 (74.0) | 39 (58.2) | 0.004 |
| Not people who work in offices | 299 (66.9) | 19 (19.0) | 68 (76.4) | 28 (24.6) | 26 (33.8) | 31 (46.3) | 0.000 |
| Complications | |||||||
| Cirrhosis | 361 (80.8) | 91 (91.0) | 82 (92.1) | 79 (69.3) | 62 (80.5) | 47 (70.1) | 0.000 |
| Liver cancer | 378 (84.6) | 91 (91.0) | 78 (87.6) | 95 (83.3) | 65 (84.4) | 49 (73.1) | 0.031 |
| There is no loss of body movements | 88 (19.7) | 32 (32.0) | 17 (19.1) | 27 (23.7) | 6 (7.8) | 6 (9.0) | 0.233 |
| There is no loss of blood through the mouth | 65 (14.5) | 17 (17.0) | 18 (20.2) | 16 (14.0) | 8 (10.4) | 6 (9.0) | 0.000 |
| There is no vision loss | 117 (26.2) | 30 (30.0) | 23 (25.8) | 40 (35.1) | 13 (16.9) | 11 (16.4) | 0.016 |
| There is no blood in the stool | 49 (11.0) | 18 (18.0) | 10 (11.2) | 9 (7.9) | 7 (9.1) | 5 (7.5) | 0.121 |
| Transmission | |||||||
| By transfusion and transplantation | 386 (86.4) | 94 (94.0) | 85 (95.5) | 91 (79.8) | 67 (87.0) | 49 (73.1) | 0.000 |
| By sex | 310 (69.4) | 96 (96.0) | 76 (85.4) | 64 (56.1) | 42 (54.5) | 32 (47.8) | 0.000 |
| By water and contaminated vegetables | 318 (71.1) | 88 (88.0) | 49 (55.1) | 79 (69.3) | 60 (77.9) | 42 (62.7) | 0.000 |
| By seafood | 135 (30.2) | 59 (59.0) | 17 (19.1) | 27 (23.7) | 23 (29.9) | 9 (13.4) | 0.000 |
| By tattoo and piercing | 361 (80.8) | 96 (96.0) | 76 (85.4) | 88 (77.2) | 57 (74.0) | 44 (65.7) | 0.000 |
| By cutting instruments | 385 (86.1) | 99 (99.0) | 77 (86.5) | 90 (78.9) | 66 (85.7) | 53 (79.1) | 0.005 |
| By hemodialysis | 280 (62.6) | 74 (74.0) | 58 (65.2) | 60 (52.6) | 53 (68.8) | 35 (52.2) | 0.010 |
| Cannot be by mosquito bite | 221 (49.4) | 58 (58.0) | 49 (55.1) | 60 (52.6) | 31 (40.3) | 23 (34.3) | 0.000 |
| Cannot be by air | 268 (60.0) | 69 (69.0) | 69 (77.5) | 68 (59.6) | 34 (44.2) | 28 (41.8) | 0.000 |
| Prevention | |||||||
| Building cesspools | 324 (72.5) | 78 (78.0) | 49 (55.1) | 89 (78.1) | 63 (81.8) | 45 (67.2) | 0.000 |
| Channeling water | 318 (71.1) | 76 (76.0) | 53 (59.6) | 84 (73.7) | 63 (81.8) | 42 (62.7) | 0.007 |
| Selecting uninfected donors | 363 (81.2) | 90 (90.0) | 71 (79.8) | 105 (92.1) | 58 (75.3) | 39 (58.2) | 0.000 |
| Filtering water and treating drinks | 372 (83.2) | 88 (88.0) | 57 (64.0) | 101 (88.6) | 71 (92.2) | 55 (82.1) | 0.000 |
| Killing mosquitoes does not prevent hepatitis | 189 (42.3) | 53 (53.0) | 41 (46.1) | 41 (36.0) | 33 (42.9) | 21 (31.3) | 0.029 |
| Providing vaccine | 405 (90.6) | 94 (94.0) | 80 (89.9) | 107 (93.9) | 70 (90.9) | 54 (80.6) | 0.030 |
| Using masks does not prevent hepatitis | 210 (47.0) | 69 (69.0) | 57 (64.0) | 46 (40.4) | 26 (33.8) | 12 (17.9) | 0.000 |
| Using condoms | 378 (84.6) | 97 (97.0) | 82 (92.1) | 93 (81.6) | 56 (72.7) | 50 (74.6) | 0.000 |
- Citation: Cruz HM, Barbosa JR, Baima Colares JK, de Moraes Neto AHA, Alencar MFL, Bastos FI, da Mota JC, Carvalho-Costa FA, Ivantes CAP, Lewis-Ximenez LL, Villar LM. Cross-sectional study to determine viral hepatitis knowledge in different urban populations in Brazil. World J Hepatol 2018; 10(11): 867-876
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v10.i11.867