Perceived risk | Agree (%) |
I think hepatitis B is a serious disease | 604 (93.93) |
I think hepatitis B is common in Cameroon | 154 (23.95) |
I think hepatitis B can lead to dead from liver disease | 578 (89.89) |
I think hepatitis B is a lifelong disease | 469 (72.94) |
I think hepatitis B can cause liver cancer | 553 (86.00) |
I think I can die if I become infected with Hepatitis B | 396 (61.59) |
As a health care worker I think I have a high risk of getting Hepatitis B | 548 (85.23) |
I worry about getting Hepatitis B | 514 (79.94) |
I think patients being treated for different illness could as well transmit hepatitis B to me if they are positive | 477 (74.18) |
Perceived benefits/barriers |
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I think vaccination can protect me from Hepatitis B infection | 564 (87.71) |
I think vaccination is the safest prevention method for Hepatitis B | 551 (85.69) |
I think the vaccines are not usually available in the hospital | 389 (60.50) |
I think vaccination can infect me instead with Hepatitis B | 112 (17.41) |
I think Hepatitis B vaccine is too expensive | 233 (36.24) |
I think the vaccine doses are too many | 310 (48.21) |