AWARENESS OF HEPATITIS B AMONG DENTISTS IN TEACHING DENTAL HOSPITALS OF PESHAWAR A KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE. AND PRACTICE STUDY
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https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v9i03.343Keywords:
Knowledge, Attitude, Dentists, Public Sector, Private Sector, Hospitals, Hepatitis B Virus.Abstract
Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices of dentists of public and private sector hospitals in Peshawar regarding the Hepatitis B virus.
Materials and Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted on a private and public teaching dental hospitals of Peshawar. Data was collected from House officers and training medical officers using a convenient sampling technique. A total of 166 dentists agreed to participate in the study. A self-administered, close-ended questionnaire was used consisting of questions regarding knowledge, attitude, and practices for HBV infection and its prevention. Data were analyzed in the SPSS-20 computer program.
Results: The mean age of the respondents was 24.7 SD± 2.99 years. 47.6% had adequate knowledge, and 47.6% had excellent knowledge. Almost 59.6% dentists believed Hepatitis B was curable. Only 56.3% dentists thought HBV vaccination was safe and had no side effects. Only 18.8% dentists believed B-class autoclaves were effective in completely removing HBV from instruments. Only 25% of Dentists felt comfortable treating patients diagnosed with HBV. 31.3% of dentists had not been vaccinated against HBV. 18.8% of dentists have had to use unsterilized instruments during a procedure. 37.5% of dentists avoided treating patients with HBV.
Conclusion: Although the majority of the dentists demonstrated good knowledge, there were deficiencies in the attitude and practices about the hepatitis B virus in dentists of both public and private sectors which need to be addressed on a priority basis to stop disease transmission from this much-frequented site.
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