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ArticleCureus2020

Perception of and Attitude towards Hepatitis B Infection among Saudi Pregnant Females Attending Antenatal Care Unit in Al-Ahsa City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Meshal Al-Essa, Abdulwahab Alyahya, Abdulatif Al Mulhim, Abdulaziz Alyousof, Mohammad Al-Mulhim, Abdallah Essa

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Meshal Al-EssaMedicine, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, SAU.
Abdulwahab AlyahyaInternal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, SAU.
Abdulatif Al MulhimInternal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, SAU.
Abdulaziz AlyousofInternal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, SAU.
Mohammad Al-MulhimInternal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, SAU.
Abdallah EssaGastroenterology - Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, SAU.
King Faisal University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of pregnant females in Al-Ahsa city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) toward hepatitis B virus infection. Methods A cross-sectional study was done at the Maternity and Children's Hospital, Al-Ahsa. A total of 422 of every third pregnant women were recruited from 6/12/2019 to 20/12/2019. Self-administered questionnaire was provided that contained three aspects: sociodemographic, perception and source of information about hepatitis B, and attitude toward hepatitis B infection. Analysis was performed using SPSS version 21 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY). Results A total of 422 pregnant women participated in this study with a response rate of 93.7%. Among them, 44.79% had a university degree or higher education level, about 82% had information about hepatitis B virus (HBV) during their pregnancy, 0.9% knew a person with HBV, 48.1% knew that hepatitis B is caused by virus, 72% knew that hepatitis B has vaccine, 41.9% knew that hepatitis B spreads via mother, 79.6% were willing to do hepatitis B test during pregnancy, 80.1% were willing to allow for kids' vaccination against HBV, and 83.4% were willing to allow their kids for hepatitis B testing. There was a significant relationship between the level of education and the knowledge score. And there was a significant relationship between the level of education and attitudes score. Conclusion There is insufficient knowledge among pregnant women regarding hepatitis B infection, while pregnant women showed remarkably positive attitudes regarding therapy and immunization. So, we highly recommend for awareness campaigns about viral hepatitis regarding means of transmission, and possible treatment options.

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