ArticleAnnals of global health2021
Promoting Hepatitis B Awareness: Evaluating an Educational Approach through Health Care Workers in Tanzania.
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- Towards contextualized complex systems approaches to scaling-up hepatitis B birth-dose vaccination in the African region: a qualitative systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- The burden of Hepatitis B virus infection in Kenya: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Community-Based Point-of-Care Screening for Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Rural Tanzania.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Navigating Perinatal Challenges: A Comprehensive Review of Hepatitis B Viral Infection and Pregnancy Outcomes.Cureus · 2024Review
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- Training the healthcare workforce to support task-shifting and viral hepatitis elimination: a global review of English language online trainings and in-person workshops for management of hepatitis B and C infection.BMC health services research · 2023Review
- Malignancy and viral infections in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review.Frontiers in virology (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Hepatocellular carcinoma in Hepatitis B and Human Immunodeficiency Virus coinfection in Africa: a focus on surveillance.Hepatoma research · 2022Article
- Prevalence and predictors of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in east Africa: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies published from 2005 to 2020.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2021Article
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Abstract
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection disproportionally affects populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of HBV awareness perpetuates disease burden in Africa. Objective: To promote HBV awareness in Tanzania using a systematic, measurable, and expandable approach to educating health care workers (HCW). Methods: We designed and implemented an HBV knowledge and teaching skills session in southern Tanzania to empower HCWs in leading education to promote disease awareness in their communities. Training was divided into two sessions: didactic and practical. A five-question anonymous survey was distributed in person immediately before and after the practical portion of the training to evaluate HBV knowledge as well as specific skills for teaching. Differences between responses before and after the sessions were evaluated by Chi-Square analysis. A sub-group of questions were further analyzed for differences based on HCW self-report of HBV serostatus awareness. Findings: 130 HCWs participated in the didactic lecture and 30 HCWs participated in both portions. A pre-post training five-question survey showed an increase in correct answers for all questions, with two showing statistical significance: HBV is silent (7% pre vs. 87% post; p < 0.0001), and repetition as key to promote awareness (63% pre vs. 100% post; p = 0.0002). Conclusions: Our low-cost intervention is applicable to increase HBV awareness in low resource settings across Africa.
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