N. Alaridah, Raba’a F. Jarrar, Rayan M. Joudeh, Haneen Al-Abdallat, Layan Ismail, Zaina Alnajjar, Mohammad Jum’ah, Anas H. A. Abu-Humaidan
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Knowledge Gaps and Determination of Attitude and Practice among Medical Students toward Hepatitis B Infection: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study
Introduction. As reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), annually, there are 1.5 million new infections, with more than 290 million people living with chronic hepatitis B diseases in 2019. Medical students (MSs), a subgroup of health care workers (HCWs), are at high occupational risk for HBV infection since HCWs have a 2–10 times greater risk of getting the virus than the general population. Therefore, they must have a broad understanding of hepatitis B infection. In this study, we aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices among MSs, and to explore its predictors. Methodology. A descriptive cross-sectional research was done among MSs, those who finished their infectious disease course. MSs were asked to participate in a self-administered online-structured questionnaire. Results. 612 MSs were enrolled in our study. 67.5% were females, and 36.9% were in their 6th year. Around half of the participants held a high level of knowledge, attitude, and practices toward HBV infection. MSs in the last year of the study who encountered HBV patients showed to have better knowledge. Male MSs who encountered HBV patients and took extra HBV courses showed better attitudes. High practice level among MSs was associated with being in the 6th year and taking extra HBV courses. Conclusions. This study demonstrated a satisfactory level of knowledge, attitude, and practices toward HBV infection among MSs. However, awareness must be enhanced in some areas especially transmission routes of HBV. Thus, it will strengthen the level of attitude and practices to omit the effect of the stigma while delivering care to HBV patients.
期刊介绍:
International Journal of Hepatology is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, and clinical studies related to the medical, surgical, pathological, biochemical, and physiological aspects of hepatology, as well as the management of disorders affecting the liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas.