| Knowledge questions responded “Yes” |
| No |
Knowledge Questions |
Urban (%) |
Semi-urban (%) |
P-value
χ2 |
| 1 |
Ever heard about HCV? |
68.5 |
56.5 |
0.619 |
| 2 |
Is a viral disease? |
56 |
44.5 |
0.985 |
| 3 |
Not catch by contact? (hold hands) |
64.5 |
49.5 |
0.526 |
| 4 |
Infected are at risk to others? |
55 |
74 |
0.428 |
| 5 |
Vaccine not available? |
75 |
52.5 |
0.463 |
| 6 |
Affect adolescents? |
42.5 |
34 |
0.662 |
| 7 |
HCV cause cancer? |
68 |
61.5 |
0.573 |
| 8 |
Primarily effect human liver? |
66.5 |
60.5 |
0.323 |
| 9 |
Transmit by infected person shared tooth brush? |
38.5 |
25 |
0.340 |
| 10 |
Transmitting is not by water and food? |
30.5 |
20 |
0.750 |
| 11 |
Transmit by
Contaminated blood? |
62 |
54 |
0.956 |
| 12 |
Transmit by unsterilized syringes? |
76 |
60 |
0.931 |
| 13 |
Transmit by barber used infected blades? |
61.5 |
45.5 |
0.878 |
| 14 |
Transmit by infected needle for tattooing & piercing? |
55.5 |
39.5 |
0.265 |
| 15 |
Transmit by contact to open wound/cuts? |
33.5 |
25.5 |
0.254 |
| 16 |
Transmit from mother to baby during pregnancy? |
35 |
27 |
0.650 |
