Public Knowledge about Hepatitis B-Related Issues in Korea

Chrusch, C; Minuk, GY

Public Knowledge about Hepatitis B-Related Issues in Korea

dc.contributor.author	Chrusch, C
dc.contributor.author	Minuk, GY
dc.date.accessioned	2016-06-09T17:14:06Z
dc.date.available	2016-06-09T17:14:06Z
dc.date.issued	1996-1-1
dc.date.updated	2016-06-07T07:03:32Z
dc.description.abstract	Hepatitis B infection is endemic in many parts of the world, including Korea. Basic knowledge of the hepatitis B virus by the public is a prerequisite for the development of a successful vaccination program. A survey was conducted in rural Korea to examine public knowledge of hepatitis B etiology, symptoms, transmission, risk factors and prevention. It was found that knowledge independently correlated with education and female sex, but that overall knowledge of hepatitis B was poor. The preferred information sources in order of preference were physicians, television and public health nurses. This information may be useful in designing public health education and vaccination programs in developing populations.
dc.description.version	Peer Reviewed
dc.identifier.citation	C Chrusch and GY Minuk, “Public Knowledge about Hepatitis B-Related Issues in Korea,” Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 53-55, 1996. doi:10.1155/1996/285074
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1996/285074
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31473
dc.language.rfc3066	en
dc.rights	open access	en_US
dc.rights.holder	Copyright © 1996 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.title	Public Knowledge about Hepatitis B-Related Issues in Korea
dc.type	Journal Article