Knowledge and Practices Regarding Hepatitis B and its Vaccination among Medical students of Nishtar Medical College Multan

Abstract

Objective: To determine the level of knowledge, and practices regarding HBV transmission and vaccination among students of the first year and final year class in Nishtar Medical Multan.

Study Design:   Cross-sectional descriptive study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Community Medicine, Nishtar Medical College Multan 15 February to 25 March 2017

Materials and Methods:  A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. SPSS version 21 (Statistical package for social sciences) was used to analyze the data. Chi-square test of significance was applied to see the association between the groups.

Results: The present study was conducted among 160 students, among the respondents 43.1% were male, and 56.9% were female. Mean age: 20.49 SD+ 1.9. The mean knowledge score of 1^st Year and Final Year respondents was 1.45 SD + 0.29 and 1.26 SD + 0.02 respectively so the knowledge of final year student was better than first-year students. Only 50% respondents were vaccinated and only 43(26.9%) of them had received the three recommended doses. P= (0.06)

Conclusion: The overall knowledge of Hepatitis B virus was good among the study participants. But their practices were not reasonable and significant.