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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Iranian Health Sciences Students Regarding Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections: A National Survey Publisher Pubmed



Karimisari H1, 2, 3 ; Bayatpoor ME1, 2, 3 ; Aftabi Khotbesara M4 ; Ebrahimi MS5 ; Sattari Z6 ; Sattari P7 ; Saberi Shakib N8 ; Taheri H7 ; Abdolrahim Poor Heravi S7 ; Dinizadeh M7 ; Vahed P9 ; Shirsavar K10 ; Hosseini H10 ; Rashvand S11 Show All Authors
Authors
  1. Karimisari H1, 2, 3
  2. Bayatpoor ME1, 2, 3
  3. Aftabi Khotbesara M4
  4. Ebrahimi MS5
  5. Sattari Z6
  6. Sattari P7
  7. Saberi Shakib N8
  8. Taheri H7
  9. Abdolrahim Poor Heravi S7
  10. Dinizadeh M7
  11. Vahed P9
  12. Shirsavar K10
  13. Hosseini H10
  14. Rashvand S11
  15. Jalaei D11
  16. Azarafraz M12
  17. Naderi M12
  18. Pourzakaria M13
  19. Firoozbakht M14
  20. Khosravi MH1, 2, 3
  21. Alavian SM2, 3
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Authors Affiliations
  1. 1. Student Research Committee, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Middle East Liver Disease Center, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Student Research Committee, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
  5. 5. Student Research Committee, Shaded University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  7. 7. Student's Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  8. 8. Student Research Committee, Artesh University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  9. 9. Student Research Committee, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
  10. 10. Student Research Committee, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  11. 11. Student Research Committee, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
  12. 12. Young Researchers Elite Club, Islamic Azad University Tehran Medical Branch, Tehran, Iran
  13. 13. Student Research Committee, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
  14. 14. Student Research Committee, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran

Source: American Journal of Infection Control Published:2017


Abstract

Background The World Health Organization seeks to achieve the goal of viral hepatitis elimination by 2030 and lack of general knowledge about viral hepatitis seems to be a barrier to reaching this goal. This study was designed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) regarding hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among Iranian health sciences students in 12 Iranian medical sciences universities using a national survey. Methods This survey was conducted during the second Hepatitis Awareness Campaign, which was held during the Iranian National Hepatitis Week (October 22-28, 2016). Students who visited our booths and were willing to participate in our survey were selected using convenience sampling and their HBV- and HCV-related KAP were evaluated. Results Two thousand one hundred fifty-six health sciences students with mean age of 21.24 years participated in our survey. The mean KAP scores were 7.35 (out of 10), 4.88 (possible score, –20 to +20), and 5.67 (out of 9). Students with experience of accidental exposures to blood (21.6%) had better KAP scores compared with the students without such experiences. The mean KAP scores were associated with subjects' year of education, field of study, university, and province (P <.05). Conclusions Our study showed that HBV- and HCV-related KAP in a sample of Iranian health sciences students was not satisfying. The results also demonstrated priority of needing intervention regarding KAP in some subject areas, lower years of education, and some universities compared with others. © 2017 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
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