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Awareness and satisfaction of the National Hepatitis C Virus screening campaign among a sample of the general population in Egypt.

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Infectious diseases

Abstract

Background: The researchers conducted the current study to explore knowledge and satisfaction with the Hepatitis C Healthy Lives Initiative among a sample of Egyptians. Methods: An exploratory cross-sectional study was carried out among 1,193 clients attending HCV screening sites via consecutive sampling technique. A structured interview questionnaire was used, including three sections: sociodemographic characteristics, satisfaction with the hepatitis C screening program, and HCV-related knowledge. Results: Approximately half of the enrolled participants showed good HCV knowledge. Males had a higher percentage (51.0%) of good knowledge scores (p = 0.029). Individuals with a university degree scored higher (65.9%) than those with other levels of education. More than half of the participants (701, 58.8%) reported high satisfaction with the screening campaign, with patients with no comorbidities showing more satisfaction (p < 0.05). Participants were motivated to be screened to check their health status (94.9%) and were encouraged mostly by family members (65.9%). Regression analysis revealed that higher education level, employment, having no comorbidity, not living in slums, and having no negative family history of HCV were significant factors in predicting a high level of knowledge. Conclusion: The current study revealed that half of the enrolled participants showed good HCV knowledge. The majority of the study participants were satisfied with the screening campaign. The media played a crucial role in raising awareness of the campaign to eliminate HCV, and it is necessary to consider introducing HCV education via mass media.

DOI

10.21608/mid.2024.282480.1895

Keywords

HCV, Awareness, Screening, Egypt, Exploratory cross-sectional study

Authors

First Name

Ismail

Last Name

Anwar

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Affiliation

Endemic Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Kasr Alainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

ismailanwar@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

Mustafa

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

mohammedmustafa@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

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First Name

Eman

Last Name

ElDesouky

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo, Egypt

Email

emandesouky@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Islam

Last Name

Ammar

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Tropical Medicine Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

islamammar@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Marwa

Last Name

Salem

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

mr80002000@kasralainy.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Abdallah

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Medical Research Division, National Research Center, Giza, Egypt

Email

mohamedabdallah@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

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Volume

5

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

51278

Issue Date

2024-11-01

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2024-04-11

Publish Date

2024-11-01

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1,285

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1,296

Print ISSN

2682-4132

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2682-4140

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1,157

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Publication Title

Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/

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Awareness and satisfaction of the National Hepatitis C Virus screening campaign among a sample of the general population in Egypt.

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25 Dec 2024