Hepatitis B virus outreach to immigrant population in Greater Boston Area: Key to improving hepatitis B knowledge

Table 4 True or false questions prior to (Pre) and following (Post) the teaching session n (%)

Variable	Pre Correct	Post correct	P value1
Mean of total correct answers (Std.dev) (mean ± SD)	5.5 ± 3.3	7.6 ± 2.9	< 0.001
1 Hepatitis B is an infection that affects the kidneys	43(43)	35 (63)	0.02
2 Hepatitis A turns into Hepatitis B, which then turns into Hepatitis C	60 (59)	49 (88)	< 0.0001
3 Hepatitis B is the most common liver infection in the world	58 (57)	50 (89)	< 0.0001
4 You can get hepatitis B from touching, sharing food utensils, or drinking too much alcohol	56 (55)	47 (84)	< 0.0001
5 The only way to get hepatitis B is through sexual contact	44 (45)	34 (61)	0.04
6 The test for hepatitis B involves taking a small sample of blood	67 (66)	47 (84)	0.02
7 If you have Hep B but no symptoms, no need to worry about your liver	54 (53)	43 (77)	0.006
8 Hepatitis B infection can cause scarring of the liver and liver cancer	59 (58)	44 (79)	0.01
9 There is no treatment for hepatitis B	50 (50)	37 (66)	0.06
10 If you do not have hepatitis B, there is a vaccine that can prevent it	65 (64)	42 (75)	0.20

¹Indicates P value calculated using Fisher’s exact test. Non-significant P values are indicated in bold.