Knowledge of hepatitis B virus infection and attitudes towards hepatitis b virus vaccination among students of the faculty of medicine and health sciences at the National University of Timor-Lorosae

Abstract

Timor-Leste is a high HBV endemicity area with a prevalence of 12.4%. So far there have been no reports of hepatitis B incidence in Timor-Leste in the latest data collection at hospitals in Timor-Leste. HBV infection is most commonly found at the age of 20 to 35 years with different incidence in men and women. For this reason, it is considered necessary to conduct research on the knowledge and attitudes of students at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the National University of Timor-Lorosae (UNTL) and the differences between male and female students. This study used a cross-sectional design with quantitative methods. The research sample was 169 students of the seventh semester of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Nacional Timor-Lorosae who were selected using the simple random sampling technique. The research measurement tool is a questionnaire divided into three parts, namely questionnaires about demographic characteristics, knowledge about HBV infection, and attitudes towards HBV vaccination.