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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire Item scales

From: Illness perception about hepatitis C virus infection: a cross-sectional study from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

Study Item

Mean (SD) (N = 525)

Consequences n

5.07 (2.67)

Timeline n

5.44 (2.41)

Personal Control p

5.50 (2.64)

Treatment Control p

7.92 (2.13)

Identity n

4.97 (2.36)

Concern n

8.08 (2.09)

Coherence p

2.92 (1.86)

Emotional Representation n

6.13 (2.27)

Overall Score n

43.35 (13.15)

  1. SD Standard Deviation; n study items represent negative perception; p study items represent positive perception. Score range of all items is from 0 to 10. Overall score range is from 0 to 80
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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