Parents’s knowledge and awareness about hepatitis B can influence the vaccination of their children

Table 5 Comparison of hepatitis B related knowledge and awareness of parents of children with or without hepatitis B vaccination

No.	Question related to hepatitis B knowledge and awareness	Parents’ response	Childs vaccination status		P value
			Child is vaccinated for hepatitis B (n = 322)	Child is not vaccinated for hepatitis B (n = 62)
1	Have you heard about hepatitis B vaccine?	Yes	29	36	0.39
		No	65	56
		Not sure	6	8
2	Does hepatitis B virus infection occur in our country?	Yes	73	58	0.02
		No	5	13
		Not sure	22	29
3	Can hepatitis B virus infect a child?	Yes	65	47	< 0.01
		No	4	16
		Not sure	31	37
4	Does hepatitis B virus transmit through food and water?	Yes	38	24	0.04
		No	13	23
		Not sure	49	53
5	Does hepatitis B virus transmit with casual contacts such as playing, handshake etc.?	Yes	37	19	< 0.01
		No	16	32
		Not sure	47	49
6	Does hepatitis B virus transmit with sexual contact?	Yes	49	32	< 0.01
		No	8	21
		Not sure	43	47
7	Does hepatitis B virus transmit with unsafe injection?	Yes	55	47	0.01
		No	6	18
		Not sure	39	35
8	Does hepatitis B virus transmit with blood transfusion?	Yes	56	43	< 0.01
		No	6	18
		Not sure	38	39
9	Does hepatitis B virus transmit from pregnant women to her child?	Yes	44	29	0.01
		No	7	18
		Not sure	49	53
10	Does hepatitis B virus transmit with sharing of food, bed, utensils etc.?	Yes	38	21	0.02
		No	16	27
		Not sure	46	52
11	Which organ is affected with hepatitis B virus?	Yes	15	23	0.02
		No	7	16
		Not sure	78	61
12	What illness is caused by hepatitis B virus? (answer was Jaundice or similar phrases)	Yes	17	23	< 0.01
		No	6	18
		Not sure	77	59
13	Does hepatitis B virus cause liver failure?	Yes	15	19	< 0.01
		No	6	19
		Not sure	79	62
14	Does hepatitis B virus cause liver cancer?	Yes	13	18	< 0.01
		No	7	22
		Not sure	80	60
15	Is there any vaccine to prevent hepatitis B infection?	Yes	26	27	< 0.01
		No	6	18
		Not sure	68	55
16	Is the vaccine effective to prevent hepatitis B infection?	Yes	23	23	< 0.01
		No	6	18
		Not sure	71	59
17	How many doses of hepatitis B vaccine are given in routine vaccination?	Yes	20	23	< 0.01
		No	6	21
		Not sure	74	56
18	Can hepatitis B be treated completely?	Yes	8	6	< 0.01
		No	7	21
		Not sure	85	73

Data are presented as percentage (%).