Hepatitis C virus knowledge improves hepatitis C virus screening practices among primary care physicians

Table 8 Primary care physician perceptions toward screening for hepatitis C virus

Question	Total	Option	Count	Percent
Satisfied with the screening approach in the clinic	85	Yes	26	30.6
		No	25	29.4
		Not Sure	34	40.0
What is the most effective strategy in screening HCV in your clinic	85	Incorporate risk based screening	19	22.4
		Incorporate birth cohort based screening	11	12.9
		Incorporate both risk based and birth cohort screening	55	64.7
Most effect way to initiate screening during a clinic visit	85	Have patient fill out a screening questionnaire during wait period	47	55.3
		Incorporate mandatory screening questions into EMR	19	22.4
		Facilitate screening by use of posters in patient rooms	9	10.6
		Printed patient handout about screening	10	11.7

HCV: Hepatitis C virus; EMR: Electronic medical record.