Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Hepatitis B Infection among Nurses in Public Hospitals of Niger State, Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abubakar Muhammad ◽  
Bisallah Ibrahim ◽  
Abubakar Ramadan
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Hepatitis B Infection ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Exploring the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Hepatitis B Infection Among Dental Students in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 805-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahabe Saquib ◽  
Weam Ibrahim ◽  
Ali Othman ◽  
Mohammed Assiri ◽  
Hamoud Al-Shahri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Hepatitis B Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B infection is a universal health problem. Worldwide, 5% of health-care-related injections continued unsafe. Dentist considers being at high-risk group for cross infection. Therefore, their knowledge and practice towards Hepatitis B virus (HBV) positive patients should be at an optimal level. AIM: The current study is aimed to evaluate and comparison of the knowledge, attitude and practice of Saudi dental students and interns towards HBV infection. METHODS: A self-explanatory questionnaire comprising of 16 questions was designed to assess and compare students’ knowledge, attitude and risk perception regarding hepatitis B infection among dental students across Saudi Arabia. RESULTS: The response rate was 91.6% the overall knowledge of the participants was poor. The attitude was fair, with the female show a significant difference in attitude and practice (P-value < 0.05). The overall practice was good, 78.1% was vaccinated against HBV, and 73.2% stated that they regularly use personal protection equipment. The higher levels show a good attitude and practice compared with the lower levels; the difference was significant (P value < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The overall knowledge was below average, continuous health education courses are mandatory.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Hepatitis B Vaccination among Clinical Medical Students at a Medical College in Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Subash Bhattarai ◽  
Merina Gyawali ◽  
Subash Sapkota ◽  
Dipesh Karki ◽  
Sudip Lamsal
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Hepatitis B Vaccination ◽  
Hepatitis B Infection ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Poor Practice

Background: Hepatitis B vaccine is the single most effective and safest strategy for the prevention of the disease among health care workers (HCW), trainees and medical students. There is scanty information on knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding Hepatitis B vaccination among medical students who are likely to get exposed in the future as they start practicing. This study was undertaken to understand the knowledge, attitude and practice of hepatitis B vaccination among clinical medical students of Manipal College of Medical sciences at Pokhara, Nepal.Methods: Two hundred and four medical students were enrolled for an observational, cross-sectional study at Manipal College of Medical sciences at Pokhara, Nepal after obtaining ethical clearance from Institutional Review Committee. Answers to pre-tested questionnaire were collected. Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding Hepatitis B vaccination were studied. Results: All participants demonstrated good knowledge and positive attitude towards Hepatitis B infection and vaccination. However majority had poor practice towards it. Only 47.1% were completely vaccinated. The most common reason for non vaccination was that many thought they will vaccinate in internship or when they start practicing.Conclusion: Despite good knowledge and positive attitude towards Hepatitis B infection and vaccination, low rates of vaccination and poor practice was observed among HCW indicating the necessity of encouragement for vaccination and proper practices among them. All medical students should be immunized against Hepatitis B during their medical school. Regular Hepatitis B vaccination, educational and awareness programs must be conducted in coordination and with active participation of the medical students.Keywords: Attitude; Hepatitis B; knowledge; Medical students; Practice; Vaccination

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of hepatitis B infection prevention among nursing students in the Upper West Region of Ghana: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. e0258757
Author(s):  
Augustine Ngmenemandel Balegha ◽  
Adadow Yidana ◽  
Gilbert Abotisem Abiiro
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Hepatitis B Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
West Region ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Nursing Training ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction Hepatitis B infection remains a public health threat associated with undesirable statistics of morbidity and mortality. Good knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of hepatitis B infection (HBI) prevention are essential for HBI control. However, there is limited evidence concerning the KAP of HBI prevention among nursing students, who are significantly exposed to HBI. We assessed the KAP of HBI prevention and the factors associated with the practice of HBI prevention among nursing students in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Methods We administered an online cross-sectional survey in November 2020 to a stratified random sample of 402 nursing students in two nursing training colleges in the Upper West Region. Using STATA version 13, we computed composite scores of KAP of HBI prevention with maximum scores of 18 for knowledge and 8 each for attitude and practice. A generalised ordered logistic regression model was run to assess the factors associated with the practice of HBI prevention. Results The students had moderate median scores for knowledge (12.00; IQR = 10–13) and attitude (6.00; IQR = 5.00–7.00) but a poor median score (5.00; IQR = 4.00–6.00) for the practice of HBI prevention. High knowledge (aOR = 2.05; p = 0.06), good attitude, being a male, second year student and having parents with tertiary education were significantly associated with higher likelihoods (aOR >1; p < 0.05) of demonstrating good practice of HBI prevention. Students who had never married were significantly (aOR = 0.34; p = 0.010) less likely to exhibit good practice of HBI prevention. Conclusion The KAP scores of HBI prevention among the students were sub-optimal. We recommend institution-based policies and regular education on HBI prevention, free/subsidised HBI prevention services, and the enforcement of proper professional ethics on HBI prevention in nursing training colleges. Such interventions should predominantly target female, non-married and first year nursing students.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) about Hepatitis B Infection among nursing students in Sabya College, Saudi Arabia

10.19082/7752 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 7752-7758
Author(s):  
Hind Abdallah Modawi ◽  
Manal Bilal Mohamed ◽  
Iman Khalifa Abdel Gadir ◽  
Norah Hassan Ahmed ◽  
Khadijah Mohammed Ismail Zaeri
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Hepatitis B Infection ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Knowledge attitude and practice on prevention of hepatitis B infection among medical students of a tertiary care centre in Tamil Nadu, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 492
Author(s):  
Vasantha Mallika M. C. ◽  
Sivaanusuya S.
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Hbv Infection ◽  
Vaccine Uptake ◽  
Hepatitis B Infection ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
B Virus ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Hepatitis B infection is a serious global public health problem. About two billion people are infected with hepatitis B Virus (HBV) all over the world. The prevalence of HBV infection in India is 4%(2%-8%) with more prevalence among health care workers. Medical students represent a group that is at high-risk for acquiring and spreading hepatitis B infection. Despite increasing prevalence of HBV infection, there is paucity of knowledge, attitude and practice on HBV among medical students. Objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices on prevention of hepatitis B infection among medical students of Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kulasekharam.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 205 MBBS students using a pretested self-administered questionnaire for assessing the knowledge, attitude, and practice on prevention of HBV infection after obtaining informed consent from the participants.Results: Among 205 MBBS students, correct response towards Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices were given by 77.07%, 77.56%, and 76.59% respectively, 79.5% of the students were fully vaccinated; 20.5% were partially vaccinated against Hepatitis B Virus infection.Conclusions: The medical students are at a very high risk of contracting HBV infection during their training period in view of low HBV vaccine uptake rate and high chance of accidental exposure to blood infected with HBV. Creating awareness among medical students on various aspects of Hepatitis B infection through health education programs before their exposure in medical colleges and subjecting them to active immunization against HBV are mandatory to control the spread of Hepatitis B viral infection.

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