Behzad Hajarizadeh|Jack Wallace|Jacqui Richmond|Naomi Ngo|Chris Enright
Hepatitis B knowledge and associated factors among people with chronic hepatitis B
La Trobe University|La Trobe University|La Trobe University|La Trobe University|Cancer Council Victoria
assess hepatitis b knowledge among people chronic hepatitis b chb australiapeople chb three australian jurisdictions completed selfadministered questionaire including 24 hepatitis b knowledge questions across four domains transmission natural history epidemiology prevention clinical managementninetythree people completed survey mean age 45 years 43 women 93 born overseas 75 asia mean total knowledge score 55 100 17 participants 18 scoring 75 defined high knowledge clinical management scored lowest median 25 natural history scored highest median 80 adjusted linear regression tertiary education vs secondary associated higher knowledge score 1195 95ci 245 2144 p001 adjusted logistic regression good english proficiency vs limitedno proficiency associated high knowledge 765 95ci 194 3019 p001 participants reporting hepatitis brelated anxiety demonstrated significantly higher knowledge score compared reporting anxiety 1511 95ci 440 2581 p001hepatitis brelated knowledge gaps identified among people chb interventions improve knowledge focus people low levels academic education limited english proficiency