Open AccessPerception of undergraduates enrolled in health science courses from Asmara Eritrea towards Hepatitis B
Author(s) -
Nikhil Holla,
Anmol Mathur,
Aditi Mathur,
Habtom Bahta,
Nada Abrar,
Vikram Pal Aggarwal
Publication year - 2020
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_741_19
Subject(s) - medicine , test (biology) , family medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , cross sectional study , hepatitis b , hepatitis , clinical practice , cirrhosis , pathology , immunology , paleontology , biology
Hepatitis B (HB) is one of the highly infectious and the most common cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. It is transmitted through blood and body fluids. Most healthcare related personnel are at very high susceptibility towards this infection from the infected patients.