Abstract
Background: Hepatitis B is a serious chronic infection of the liver and caused by hepatitis B virus. It is an endemic disease in Sudan. Healthcare workers are occupationally[MS1] more prone to acquire the disease. Evaluation of their knowledge, attitude and practice, and their vaccination status, are very important in the control of the disease. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare workers towards hepatitis B and their vaccination status.
Highlights
Hepatitis B (HB) is a serious chronic infection of the liver and caused by HB Virus (HBV)
The purpose of this study was to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice of the Sudanese Healthcare workers (HCWs) toward HBV and their vaccination status in multiple public hospitals in Khartoum state
This study found out that there is a moderate association between the mean KAP score of the respondents and their vaccination status (p-value= 0.007; Cramer’s V score =0.164; Figure 1), and this was the primary result of this study
Summary
Hepatitis B (HB) is a serious chronic infection of the liver and caused by HB Virus (HBV). Hepatitis B is a serious chronic infection of the liver and caused by hepatitis B virus It is an endemic disease in Sudan. Healthcare workers are occupationally more prone to acquire the disease Evaluation of their knowledge, attitude and practice and their vaccination status, are very important in the control of the disease. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare workers towards hepatitis B and their vaccination status. Conclusions: This study concluded that, there is a positive association between the level of vaccination among Health care workers and their Knowledge, attitude and practice of hepatitis B virus.
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