Relationship Between the Knowledge of Respondents Who Have Had Hepatitis Infection about the Behaviour of Hepatitis C Transmission with Anti Hepatitis C Antibody in Indonesia

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a viral disease that becomes the world's second problem after hepatitis B virus disease. The prevalence of HCV 3% or about 130-170 million people in the world are infected with HCV. In most developed countries the prevalence is below 1%, but in Asian countries the prevalence is higher. The aim of this study was to find the relationship between hepatitis C immunity (anti-HCV titre) behavior from the Riskesdas 2007. Data was a cross-sectional study, by analyzing anti-HCV titre data and data on age, gender and behavioral variables (use of needles injections, use of razors, condom use and sexual behavior). The total number of respondents who were tested for antibodies was 20,648. The reseach was done in March - October 2014. The results of the study of behavioral variables (using a shared razor, using condoms during sex and changing partners) had no significant association with anti hepatitis C antibody titers, while the age variable and syringe use variables had a significant correlation with p = 0.001. The conclusion of this study was that there was no significant relationship between treatment (shared razor use, condom use and changing sex partners) between people who had hepatitis C and anti hepatitis C antibody titers.