Table 3 The rate of mothers who answered ‘agree’ or ‘strongly agree’ to the questions related to the thoughts about pediatric hepatitis C virus infection.
Non-treatment group | Treatment group | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Hepatitis C virus infection is rare in children, n (%) | 7 (63.6) | 15 (60.0) | n.s. |
2. Pediatric hepatitis C virus infection is severe disease, n (%) | 6 (54.5) | 18 (72.0) | n.s. |
3. Chronic hepatitis C in children leads to cirrhosis and HCC in the future, n (%) | 8 (72.7) | 23 (92.0) | n.s. |
4. Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection is a heavy burden in children, n (%) | 8 (72.7) | 20 (80.0) | n.s. |
5. HCV infection in children is easily cured with treatment, n (%) | 3 (27.3) | 12 (48.0) | n.s. |
6. Hepatitis C virus has high infectivity, n (%) | 2 (18.2) | 10 (40.0) | n.s. |
7. Hepatitis C virus infection can be prevented under appropriate management, n (%) | 9 (81.8) | 20 (80.0) | n.s. |
