scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Dental Students and Interns in Saudi Arabia

2017 ◽  
pp. 0-0 ◽  
Author(s):  
HM Al-Shamiri ◽  
FE AlShalawi ◽  
TM AlJumah ◽  
MM AlHarthi ◽  
EM AlAli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus Infection ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
B Virus ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Knowledge of hepatitis B virus infection and its control practices among dental students in an Indian city

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishal Khandelwal ◽  
Sushma khandelwal ◽  
Neetu Gupta ◽  
Ullal Anand Nayak ◽  
Namrata Kulshreshtha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Hepatitis B Vaccination ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B Infection ◽  
B Virus

Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus infection is a general cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepato-cellular carcinoma worldwide. It is highly contagious. It is an important reason for morbidity and mortality in the Indian population. Oral health professionals are at the highest risk. Vaccination for hepatitis B can prevent this deadly disease. Methods The present study was designed to evaluate the degree of awareness, knowledge of hepatitis B infection and status of hepatitis B vaccination among dental students. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 240 students of 3rd year, 4th year and interns of a professional dental course. A pre-tested questionnaire was given to the students of each year. All the data management and analysis were carried out using SPSS software version 16. Results Eighty-six percent of the students had knowledge about hepatitis B infection. The majority of the students had correct knowledge regarding mode of transmission, however, 21% failed to recognize saliva as the mode of hepatitis B transmission. Forty-five percent of the students were vaccinated for hepatitis B. Conclusion The present study concludes that there is reasonable awareness of hepatitis B infection hazards, its transmission and vaccination, among the dental students who will be entering into the profession. However, half of the students were not vaccinated for hepatitis B in our study group, which keeps them at risk to the disease. The Indian Health Ministry should make hepatitis B vaccination mandatory for all health care professionals. A strategy should be executed for health education and compulsory vaccination of all students joining the health care professional colleges. Antibody titers should be routinely checked among those who are vaccinated.

Iranian Dental Students’ Knowledge of Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Its Control Practices

2011 ◽  
Vol 75 (12) ◽  
pp. 1627-1634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Moayed Alavian ◽  
Nima Mahboobi ◽  
Nastaran Mahboobi ◽  
Maryam Mohammadi Savadrudbari ◽  
Pardis Soleimanzade Azar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus Infection ◽  
B Virus
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