Table 5 Knowledge, skills, capacity and acceptability of HBV screening among healthcare workers participating in the quantitative component of the survey (n = 87)
Variables (% of missing data) | Total | HCW mainly involved in prenatal care activities (Group 1) | HCW involved exclusively in vaccination activities (Group 2) | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 87) | (N = 47, 54%) | (N = 40, 46%) | ||
N (%) | ||||
Specific knowledge, skills and training on testing and counseling | ||||
What are the priority groups for which routine screening of chronic hepatitis B is recommended? | ||||
Pregnant women | ||||
Correct answer | 80 (92) | 44 (94) | 36 (90) | 0.41 |
Incorrect answer | 7 (8) | 3 (6) | 4 (10) | |
Blood donors | ||||
Correct answer | 75 (87) | 39 (83) | 36 (90) | 0.90 |
Incorrect answer | 12 (13) | 8 (17) | 4 (10) | |
HCW | ||||
Correct answer | 71 (82) | 39 (83) | 32(80) | 0.72 |
Incorrect answer | 16 (18) | 8 (17) | 8(20) | |
HIV-positive patients | ||||
Correct answer | 56 (64) | 32 (68) | 24 (64) | 0.43 |
Incorrect answer | 31 (36) | 15 (32) | 16 (40) | |
What kind of test can be used to test for HBV in adults and children > 1 year? | ||||
Rapid diagnostic test | ||||
Correct answer | 61 (70) | 38 (81) | 23 (57) | 0.02 |
Incorrect answer | 26 (30) | 9 (19) | 17 (43) | |
Laboratory-based immunoassay test (1%) | ||||
Correct answer | 40 (46) | 25 (53) | 15 (38) | 0.17 |
Incorrect answer | 46 (54) | 22 (47) | 24 (62) | |
Have you already benefited from training in HBV? | ||||
Yes (in my initial training, in continued education) | 51 (59) | 22 (47) | 29 (72) | |
No or I do not know | 36 (41) | 25 (53) | 11 (28) | 0.01 |
Have you already had training in counseling or therapeutic education for other diseases? (2%) | ||||
Yes | 57 (67) | 25 (54) | 32 (82) | |
No or do not know | 28 (33) | 21 (46) | 7 (18) | 0.01 |
Have you already had training in counseling or therapeutic education for hepatitis B? (2%) | ||||
Yes | 17 (20) | 11 (24) | 6 (15) | |
No or I do not know | 68 (80) | 35 (76) | 33 (85) | 0.33 |
Do you feel you are trained well enough to provide adequate counseling to HBV-positive patients? | ||||
Yes (a lot, somewhat, a little) | 63 (72) | 38 (81) | 25 (62) | |
No (not at all, I do not know) | 24 (28) | 9 (19) | 15 (38) | 0.06 |
Acceptability of systematic screening in pregnant women and practices | ||||
Do you think it is useful to systematically propose hepatitis B screening to pregnant women? | ||||
Yes (a lot, somewhat, a little) | 83 (95) | 46 (98) | 37 (92) | 0.25 |
No (not at all, I do not know) | 4 (5) | 1 (2) | 3 (8) | |
In the last month, have you proposed hepatitis B screening to pregnant women? | ||||
Yes (always, often) | 42 (48) | 32 (68) | 10 (25) | < 10−3 |
No (rarely, never, I do not know) | 45 (52) | 15 (32) | 30 (75) | |