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Mustafa Eltigani Yassin
Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Alneelain University
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3117-0371
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Objective: This study aimed to assess the level of awareness about Hepatitis B infection, and the HBV testing and vaccination history among students of medical laboratory sciences (MLS) at Sudan international university.
Results: A total of 271 students responded to the questionnaire. Among them, 67% were females, and 33% were males with a mean age of 20.93 ± 1.6 years. Only 66 (24.4%) students were vaccinated against hepatitis B, whereas 205 (75.6%) students had never been vaccinated. Out of all study participants, 121 (44.6%) had never been tested for HBV. Among the study participants, 60.4% had good knowledge about HBV, 85% had a positive attitude toward HBV, and 85% had good practices related to HBV. The mean awareness score was 18.3, with 64% of participants having satisfactory awareness about HBV. Moreover, this awareness was significantly predicted by the study level of the student (P = .000). Being on the fourth year of study was associated with satisfactory awareness about HBV (OR = 0.41, 95% CI 0.188–0.889).
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HBV, Knowledge, attitude, practice, KAP, Vaccine
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Mustafa Eltigani Yassin
Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Alneelain University
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Objective: This study aimed to assess the level of awareness about Hepatitis B infection, and the HBV testing and vaccination history among students of medical laboratory sciences (MLS) at Sudan international university.
Results: A total of 271 students responded to the questionnaire. Among them, 67% were females, and 33% were males with a mean age of 20.93 ± 1.6 years. Only 66 (24.4%) students were vaccinated against hepatitis B, whereas 205 (75.6%) students had never been vaccinated. Out of all study participants, 121 (44.6%) had never been tested for HBV. Among the study participants, 60.4% had good knowledge about HBV, 85% had a positive attitude toward HBV, and 85% had good practices related to HBV. The mean awareness score was 18.3, with 64% of participants having satisfactory awareness about HBV. Moreover, this awareness was significantly predicted by the study level of the student (P = .000). Being on the fourth year of study was associated with satisfactory awareness about HBV (OR = 0.41, 95% CI 0.188–0.889).
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