ArticleIranian Red Crescent medical journal2013
Hepatitis B knowledge among Iranian adolescents: a national survey.
Article in Iranian Red Crescent medical journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Public Knowledge, Awareness, and Vaccination Rates for Hepatitis B in India: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Cureus · 2023Article
- Knowledge, Vaccination Status, and Reasons for Avoiding Vaccinations against Hepatitis B in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review.Vaccines · 2021Review
- Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors Towards Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Tertiary Hospitals in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of women's health · 2020Article
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- Prevalence of HBV Infection and Knowledge of Hepatitis B Among Patients Attending Primary Care Clinics in Poland.Journal of community health · 2016Article
- Hepatitis B Awareness and Knowledge in Asian Communities in British Columbia.Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology · 2016Article
- A Study on Genetic Association of Interleukin-16 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (rs1131445) With Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Iranian Patients.Jundishapur journal of microbiology · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundHepatitis B is the most prevalent chronic infectious liver disease worldwide with serious sequelae. Prevention of the infection can be provided by universal vaccination and improvement in knowledge and behavior about disease transmission. Provision of any educational program requires inquiry about target group baseline knowledge.
objectivesThe aim of this study was to assess Iranian adolescents' knowledge about hepatitis B (HBV) and associated factors. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe conducted a questionnaire-based national survey of 18-year-old adolescents according to stratified cluster random sampling in Iran during 2007.
resultsResponse rate was 87%. Most adolescents (60%) knew that HBV infects the liver. Percentage of adolescents who gave correct answers to major routes of HBV transmission were as follows: spouse of an infected person 59%, multi-partners 66%, intravenous drug use 73%, body piercing 55% and personal belongings 55%. Higher levels of education, living in rural areas, marriage and (except for body piercing) female gender were associated with better knowledge. The knowledge of HBV infected individuals about major routes of HBV transmission was low (P < 0.001).
conclusionsThere are important deficits in adolescents' knowledge about HBV that requires attention of health educators to tailor educational programs for specific groups.
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