Open AccessKnowledge, attitude, and practice study on hepatitis B among medical and nursing undergraduate students of an apex healthcare institute at Uttarakhand foothills: A descriptive analysis
Author(s) -
Disksha Chhabra,
Surabhi Mishra,
Kanchan Gawande,
Anusha Sharma,
Surekha Kishore,
Ajeet Singh Bhadoria
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_331_19
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , vaccination , health care , descriptive statistics , nursing , schedule , vaccination schedule , hepatitis b , disease , immunization , pathology , immunology , statistics , mathematics , antigen , computer science , economics , economic growth , operating system
Viral hepatitis is preventable, yet a global health priority. As hepatitis B (Hep B) remains an occupational risk for healthcare workers (HCWs), the Government of India recently mandated universal adult Hep B vaccination for all HCWs. However, in the absence of institutional policy, its real-time utilization in a hospital was dependent on individual's general awareness. Therefore, this study was designed to assess baseline knowledge, attitude, and practices among undergraduate medical and nursing students, the future HCWs, regarding Hep B at an apex healthcare institute at Uttarakhand.