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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Hepatitis B among Healthy Population in Saudi Arabia, 2017

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Background: hepatitis Virus B is a major health problem in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) as it is one of the most endemicity countries for being hepatitis B seropositive. Objectives: evaluation of the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of Saudi population toward hepatitis B infection in KSA.        Methods: a descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among 890 Saudi subjects aged between 20-50 years old. All participants were interviewed during the period from February 2017 till June 2017 and filled-up a predesigned validated questionnaire that consisted of 4 parts including the demographics and KAP. Results: out of the 890 Saudi subjects, 69.3% were females, 48.3% were working, 77% had college degree and 50.9% of them aged from 20-30 years old. The prevalence of hepatitis B among the studied population sample showed that only 8% of subjects declared that they had hepatitis B infection. Most of the participants had good knowledge regarding the means of HB transmission, the definition, symptoms and effects of the disease. The attitude of subjects was good in 60% but the level of practice was poor among 66% of subjects as most of subjects hadn't been screened or vaccinated for hepatitis B infection. Conclusion: the level of KAP toward hepatitis B was good in 56% of subjects with high scores of good knowledge and attitude but with poor practice levels among most of the subjects.

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10.12816/0040632

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KAP, hepatitis B, Cross-Sectional, Adult, KSA

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Mohammad Abdulrhman

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Wedhaya

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Ibn Sina National College

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Dina Abdulkareem

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Abyadh

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Ibn Sina National College

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Hatim Ali

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Alhabi

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Ibn Sina National College

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Sami Samran

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Alrehaily

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Ibn Sina National College

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Mohammed Ahmad

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Kurban

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King Abdulaziz University

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Ghaedaa Saad

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Alzahrani

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King Abdulaziz University

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Ali Saleh R

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Alshamrani

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King Khalid University

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Amal Mohammed

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Alqahtani

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King Khalid University

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Mohammed Hamzah

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Mansi

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Taibah University

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Abdullah Saeed

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Mofareh

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Qassim University

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69

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2

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2165

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2017-10-01

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2018-08-28

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2017-10-01

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1,973

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1,977

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Hepatitis B among Healthy Population in Saudi Arabia, 2017

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22 Jan 2023