Awareness and Vaccination Status on Hepatitis B among First Year Medical Students
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 10
Abstract
Introduction: Hepatitis B infection is a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV). In 2015, Hepatitis B infection resulted in 8, 87,000 deaths in the world. Percutaneous exposure to infectious diseases is commonly reported among health care providers. The present aim of the study is to evaluate awareness and vaccination status on hepatitis B among first year medical students. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was done from November to December 2016, among first year MBBS students taken admission in the academic year 2016-2017. All the first year MBBS students who were present in the community medicine theory class on the day of data collection were included in the study. Data was collected by a pre-structured questionnaire and analysed with MS excel 2007. Results: A total sample of 147 was taken, of which females are (86)59%, males are (61) 41% and mean age of the sample is 18 years. 87% of the students know the causative agent of Hepatitis B infection. Organ involvement is known by 93% of students. Regarding route of transmission, students answered as parenteral 65% (96), sexual 68% (100), MSM 65% (96) and tattooing 54% (79). Knowledge on route of administration of vaccine is oral 7% (11), intradermal 44% (64), subcutaneous 19% (28) and intramuscular 30% (44). Vaccination status is found to be very low 42%. Conclusion: Awareness regarding various aspects of Hepatitis B infection is inadequate. Vaccination status is very poor. All the students who are not vaccinated must be vaccinated before their clinical exposure.
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Sadanandam Pulluri, Anil Moluguri, Rajamouli J, Aswan Gaddala
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