[Analysis on the status quo of awareness of knowledge about hepatitis C prevention and treatment and its influencing factors among people aged 15-65 years in Henan Province, 2021]

From June to September 2021, residents aged 15-65 years from 18 provincial cities and 10 directly administered counties (cities) in Henan Province were collected for a questionnaire survey, so as to understand the status quo of the knowledge and related influencing factors of hepatitis C prevention and treatment. Among 11 627 subjects, the adjusted awareness rate of knowledge about hepatitis C prevention and treatment was 59.2% (95%CI: 58.3%-60.1%). The awareness rate was higher among people aged 15-24 years [63.7% (95%CI: 61.4%-66.1%)] and those with education level of college or above [72.8% (95%CI: 70.8%-74.8%) (both P<0.05). The multivariate logistic regression model analysis showed that compared with urban and aged 15-24 years residents, rural, aged 25-34 years, 35-44 years, 45-54 years, and 55-65 years residents had lower awareness rates, with OR (95%CI) values of 0.825 (0.754-0.902), 0.733 (0.624-0.863), 0.746 (0.626-0.889), 0.766 (0.643-0.912), and 0.580 (0.484-0.695), respectively; compared with unmarried, junior high school and below residents, marriage/cohabitation, high school or vocational school, college or above residents had higher awareness rates, with OR (95%CI) values of 1.523 (1.315-1.764), 1.624 (1.474-1.789) and 2.212 (1.945-2.516), respectively.