Article Type
Original Study
Abstract
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major global public health and is risk factor for liver cancer. HBV spreads through contact with infected blood or semen, from infected mothers to, through sexual contact, and via unsafe medical practices such as injections, dialysis, and blood transfusions. Aim: to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of medical students regarding hepatitis B vaccine in association with colleges. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to December among undergraduate medical students from three the University of Sulaimani, Iraq. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed. Data were collectedentered into Microsoft analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS version Chi-square test was to assess associations. Results: Most students knew that hepatitis B can be prevented by vaccination, 95% believed that healthcare workers should receive the a significant association value However, 63% of respondents had not been screened for B a significant association value Among all 30.8% had been among only 40.7% were fully vaccinated. Conclusions: Despite good knowledge and positive toward B infection and vaccination many medical students poor practice. More than half of the respondents had not received the B vaccine.
Keywords
Hepatitis B vaccine, Students, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Recommended Citation
Bajalani, Bushra M. Ali; Mohammed, Danya Nadhim; Mohammed, Shoxan Othman; and Abas, Lanya Chalak
(2026)
"Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Hepatitis B Vaccination Among Medical Students at the University of Sulaimani,"
Iraqi National Journal of Medicine: Vol. 8
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Iss.
2
, Article 10.
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