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A Survey Study: Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes regarding Hepatitis C Virus

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Background: Occupational exposure from hepatitis C virus care is a substantial source of infection by blood borne pathogens among health care workers. Aim of the study: Assess nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding hepatitis C virus. Study design: Multi-center study was carried out as a cross-sectional survey based on a self-administered questionnaire. It was conducted on (700) nurses who attended the central-hospital, Health Affairs, Al-humiate, Reproductive Health Hospital and Nursing School at Manfalout city and both male and females. Tools: Data were collected by using; self-administer questionnaire sheet: It contained demographic data and assessment of nurses' knowledge about HCV and assessment of nurses' attitude regarding HCV (Likert scale). Results: The majority of nurses (92.9%) had good level of knowledge about hepatitis C virus. The majority of the study nurses (96.3%) had positive attitude toward patient with hepatitis C virus. There was no a statistical significance difference between demographic data and nurses' attitude regarding patients with hepatitis C virus p. value (1.033*). On other hand, there was a statistical significance difference between demographic data and nurses' knowledge regarding patients with hepatitis C virus. Conclusion: There were positive and significant correlation among total score of nurses' knowledge and their attitude toward patients with hepatitis C virus (r. 0.146 and p. value 0.001). Recommendations: Continuing education programs on infection control measures are needed for nurses to increase their level of knowledge regarding patients with hepatitis C virus.

DOI

10.21608/asnj.2022.147979.1404

Keywords

Attitudes, Hepatitis C virus, Knowledge & Survey

Authors

First Name

Feryal

Last Name

Mahmoud

MiddleName

Rashad

Affiliation

Head Nurse in Chest Hospital

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fryal.rashad61@gmail.com

City

Assiut

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First Name

shalabia

Last Name

abozead

MiddleName

El-sayed

Affiliation

Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt

Email

shalabia.abozead@yahoo.com

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First Name

Ghada

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

Hassan

Affiliation

Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt

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ghada_hassan24@yahoo.com

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Assiut

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https://orcid.org/00

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10

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32

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36263

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2022-09-01

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2022-06-29

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2022-09-01

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1

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10

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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A Survey Study: Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes regarding Hepatitis C Virus

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22 Jan 2023