Knowledge and awareness regarding hepatitis B infection amongst dental students in northern parts of India: A cross section study
| Autor: | Chander Shekhar Singh, Pavleen Kaur, Haramandeep Singh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Transmission (medicine) Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject education 030206 dentistry Hepatitis B medicine.disease_cause Bachelor medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Family medicine Medicine Infection control 030212 general & internal medicine business Oral medicine media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 6:137-139 |
| ISSN: | 2395-6194 2395-6186 |
| DOI: | 10.18231/j.jooo.2020.030 |
| Popis: | Hepatitis B virus transmission in a dental setting more commonly occurs due to inadequate/improper use of safety measures by the dentist. This particular study evaluated the hepatitis B virus infection related awareness among dental graduates. A validated questionnaire regarding the awareness about hepatitis infection and various infection control measures was distributed among the students of different year of study in undergraduate bachelor dental graduate program. Final year students showed an increased awareness when compared to third year students. There is need for improving the knowledge among the nonclinical students, mainly on transmission of virus through salivary contact. The overall awareness among the students is only fairly satisfying, which signifies the need for continued infection control education among the students. Keywords: Knowledge, Awareness, Dental students, Hepatitis B. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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