ArticleLancet regional health. Americas2023
Public knowledge and attitudes toward liver diseases and liver cancer in the Brazilian population: a cross sectional study.
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- Risk of Liver Cancer From Major Causes Compared to Smoking and Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of viral hepatitis · 2026Pooled it
- Temporal trends and social determinants of sepsis knowledge in Brazil: findings from three national cross-sectional surveys.Annals of intensive care · 2026Article
- Assessment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Awareness and Understanding Among Health Science Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Number of people treated for hepatitis C virus infection in 2014-2023 and applicable lessons for new HBV and HDV therapies.Journal of hepatology · 2025Article
- Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with liver cirrhosis - a propensity-matched analysis from a multicentric Brazilian cohort.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Liver transplantation in Latin America: reality and challenges.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2023Review
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Abstract
Background: Little is known about the knowledge of the Brazilian population regarding prevention/screening/diagnosis of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We aimed to investigate the public knowledge/attitudes toward liver diseases in Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in which 1.995 adults were prospectively interviewed regarding knowledge about cirrhosis/HCC and attitudes toward vaccination and viral hepatitis (VH) testing. Findings: Most of the Brazilian subjects believe that alcohol abuse (63%-87%), NAFLD (29%-53%) and smoking (31%-47%) are the leading causes of cirrhosis/HCC. VH were less often linked to both diseases. Brazilians agreed that NAFLD is a risk factor for cirrhosis, cancer and cardiovascular diseases; 66%, 48% and 40% were submitted to hepatitis B vaccination and hepatitis B and C testing, particularly those with older age, higher level of education and income. Interpretation: VH was not considered by the majority of the Brazilians as an important cause liver disease, leading a large proportion of those subjects to neglect hepatitis B vaccination and hepatitis B and C testing. Funding: This work was supported by Brazilian Liver Institute.
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