Knowledge About Hepatitis B Infection Among Undergraduate Medical And Health College Students, Baghdad

F Thabit, Maral; H. Ali, Mohammed; M AL-Bahadeli, Nazar

	Knowledge About Hepatitis B Infection Among Undergraduate Medical And Health College Students, Baghdad
Mustansiriya Medical Journal
Article 1, Volume 16, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 63-67
Authors
Maral F Thabit; Mohammed H. Ali; Nazar M AL-Bahadeli
Abstract
Background: Hepatitis B virus is a powerful serious form of hepatic inflammation due to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection ,and one of the most common chronic infectious diseases worldwide. Aim of study: to highlight the knowledge regarding hepatitis B infection (HBV) among a sample of Health and Medical Specialtystudents. Methodology: A cross – sectional study including 107 students was conducted at Nursing College and Technical College of Health and Medicine / Baghdad during November and December 2015 who answered self – structured questionnaire covering socio-demographic characteristics and different aspects of disease knowledge of the students about Hepatitis B infection. Results: Academic lectures were the main source of information of students (50.1%). The student's highest correct responses (46%, 42%) for vertical and sexual transmission, 69% for blood receivers as people at risk, 44% for physicians and dentists and drug addicts as people at risk. Children are exposed in developing countries 47, 6 % and mainly vaccination 72% as preventivemeasure. Conclusion: In general students'knowledge were poor -fair for mode of transmission and people at risk while it was good for disease epidemiology and very good for prevention and treatment .
Keywords
knowledge; health; Medical Specialty students; college; hepatitis B Infection

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