Table 3 Awareness, risk perception, and uptake of the hepatitis B vaccine among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda
From: Uptake of the hepatitis B vaccine among brothel-based female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda
Variable | Attribute | Frequency (N鈥�=鈥�400) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Ever heard about Hepatitis B | No | 201 | 50.3 |
Yes | 199 | 49.8 | |
Sources of information about hepatitis B (n鈥�=鈥�199) | Friends and family | 55 | 27.6 |
Health Centre | 79 | 39.7 | |
Hospital | 43 | 21.6 | |
Media | 20 | 10.1 | |
School | 2 | 1.0 | |
Has ever been screened for Hepatitis B | No | 315 | 78.8 |
Yes | 85 | 21.3 | |
All hepatitis B-infected people present with signs/symptoms | Know | 154 | 38.5 |
Do not know | 246 | 61.5 | |
Thinks that you are at risk of getting hepatitis B infection | No | 295 | 73.8 |
Yes | 105 | 26.3 | |
The extent to which you are at risk (n鈥�=鈥�105) | High extent | 48 | 45.7 |
Low extent | 17 | 16.2 | |
Moderate extent | 40 | 38.1 | |
The groups at risk of contracting hepatitis B (n鈥�=鈥�105) | Female sex workers | 69 | 65.7 |
Injecting drug users | 7 | 6.7 | |
Long truck drivers | 1 | 1.0 | |
Waste handlers | 1 | 1.0 | |
I don鈥檛 know | 26 | 24.8 | |
People who tattoo themselves | 1 | 1.0 | |
Others (Specify) | 6 | 5.7 | |
The nature of your job allows you to get time to seek HBV services | No | 234 | 58.5 |
Yes | 166 | 41.5 | |
Has ever been diagnosed with Hepatitis B | No | 382 | 95.5 |
Yes | 18 | 4.5 | |
Has ever received the hepatitis B vaccine | No | 334 | 83.5 |
Yes | 66 | 16.5 | |
The number of vaccine doses received | 0 doses | 334 | 83.5 |
One dose | 21 | 5.3 | |
Two doses | 23 | 5.8 | |
Three or more doses | 22 | 5.5 | |
The period when you received the last dose of the Hepatitis B vaccine (n鈥�=鈥�66) | 1鈥�3 months ago | 4 | 6.1 |
4鈥�6 months ago | 3 | 4.5 | |
Less than one month ago | 1 | 1.5 | |
More than six months ago | 58 | 87.9 | |
Knows the recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine | Three or more doses | 30 | 7.5 |
I do not know | 370 | 92.5 | |
The period a full dose takes to protect someone | 20 years and more | 5 | 1.3 |
I do not know | 395 | 98.8 | |
Effectiveness of the hepatitis B vaccination in protecting someone against its infection (n鈥�=鈥�66) | I do not know | 17 | 25.8 |
Slightly effective | 11 | 16.7 | |
Very effective | 38 | 57.5 |