Fazal Rehman Babar, Ahmed Yar, Muzammil Jamil Ahmed Rana.
Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding hepatitis B & C among house officers — a study.
Pak Oral Dental J Jan ;36(2):289-92.

Viral hepatitis B and C are a major health concern worldwide, with 170 million people chronically infected and at risk of liver cancer, cirrhosis or liver failure. The modes of transmission include intravenous drug use, blood products, body fluids, tattooing, surgical procedures and sexual intercourse. Thus Health Care Professionals have a high exposure to HBV & HCV infection and are at risk to it. A cross-sectional quantitative survey on 84 House Officers was conducted at Khyber College of Dentistry and at Bolan Medical College through a semi-structured questionnaire. Out of total 84 subjects, 44 were male and 40 were female, with mean age 24.7± 1.44. The subjects had good level of knowledge regarding disease transmission, prevention and treatment, which ranged from 85-90%. Positive attitudes toward patient care was 67.9% and 59.5% respectively. Over all 53% considered media as most convenient source of information. Needle pricks were 48.3%. 91.7% subjects were vaccinated and some of them had attended few lectures regarding hepatitis.

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