Knowledge about viral hepatitis among participants of Gay Pride Event in Brazil

Delvaux, Nathália; Paula, Vanessa Salete de; Espírito-Santo, M.P.; Silva, Elisangela F. da; Miguel, Juliana Custódio; Oliveira, Juliana Gomes Ramalho de; Silva, Alexandre S. da; Vieira, Yasmine Rangel; Lampe, Elisabeth; Villar, Lívia Melo

doi:10.1016/j.bjid.2012.09.015

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“…These findings are comparable to the reports of 75.0% level of awareness in the Netherlands [18], but higher than the reports from Switzerland (46.0%) [19]. However, approximately half of the subjects (33, 47.8%) had inadequate knowledge of hepatitis, which is considerably higher than the report of 18.9% in a similar study in Brazil [16]. Gangcuangco et al also reported higher proportion of MSM subjects (390, 96%) with adequate knowledge of condom use as means of preventing Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) transmission [20].…”

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Knowledge of Viral Hepatitis among MSM in a Sub-Saharan African City: A Cross-Sectional Study in Calabar, Nigeria

Ezukwa¹,

Okon²,

Effiong³

et al. 2017

Recent Advances in Biology and Medicine

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Infection with hepatitis B or C viruses is still one of the most dreaded infectious diseases worldwide. Health education and screening, particularly among vulnerable groups, are the most cost-effective interventions that can be provided in developing countries. Facility and community-based provision, of effective strategic health education and counseling, are dependent on better understanding of the factors that may be associated with the level of knowledge on hepatitis. One of such groups is men who sleep with men (MSM) or homosexuals, who are at high risk of hepatitis infection through unprotected anal intercourse. This study was therefore aimed at assessing the knowledge of hepatitis infection among MSM in Calabar, a metropolitan city in the oil-rich Niger-Delta region of Nigeria. Cross-sectional study design was utilized. The snow-ball sampling method was used to recruit subjects, with self-administration of structured questionnaires. Questionnaire assessed awareness, causes, sources, consequence, and prevention of hepatitis infection. Knowledge scores were obtained for each subject. Chi-square was used to assess factors associated with knowledge, with p-value fixed at 0.05. Sixty-nine (69) consenting subjects were surveyed, with mean age of 22.5 ± 3.2 years, ranging from 16 to 31 years. Mean knowledge percentage score was 43.5 ± 32.0, ranging from 0% to 100%. Age group, occupation, and other sociodemographic characteristics were not significantly associated with the knowledge of hepatitis infection. There is inadequate knowledge of hepatitis infection among MSM in the study area. This inadequacy appears worse among receivers, who are even at higher risk of sexually transmitted infections compared with inserters. These findings have implications for control of viral hepatitis in sub-Saharan Africa.

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“…There was younger age distribution (mean age of 22.5 years) when compared with other similar studies [15,16]. This distribution may however not be a (100) fair representation of the MSM subpopulation in the study setting, owing to the use of peer-driven non-probability snowball sampling technique for subject recruitment.…”

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Knowledge of Viral Hepatitis among MSM in a Sub-Saharan African City: A Cross-Sectional Study in Calabar, Nigeria

Ezukwa¹,

Okon²,

Effiong³

et al. 2017

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“…Differences of knowledge regarding viral hepatitis can be influenced by age, gender, occupational history, contact with viral hepatitis patients, high education level (Joukar et al 2012, Frazer et al 2011a, Delvaux et al 2013). In Brazil, few studies have examined the knowledge about HBV and HCV in HCW, so it is important to determine the knowledge about HBV and HCV in this group.…”

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Assessment of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Knowledge and Attitudes in a Sample of Health Care Workers from Southeast Brazil

Villar¹,

Silva²,

Paula³

2017

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This study aims to assess the knowledge and attitudes about hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV) in health care workers (HCW). A total of 266 HCW from Rio de Janeiro State (Southeast Brazil) answered an instrument containing 17 questions to study viral hepatitis knowledge and 12 statements regarding attitude and behavior about HBV and HCV. Mean HCWs' knowledge level was considered satisfactory (mean knowledge score was 12.21 ± 3.36), but almost half of HCW presented low knowledge level (score lower than 12.21). High knowledge level was observed in individuals with previous HBV vaccination. Mean attitude score was 39.06±10.47 showing high level of positive attitudes, particularly among dentists and professionals who had previous needle stick injury. In conclusion, almost half of HCW had low level of knowledge about HBV and HCV and some gaps were identified showing the importance of continuous viral hepatitis education to HCW in this setting.

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Knowledge about viral hepatitis among participants of Gay Pride Event in Brazil

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Knowledge of Viral Hepatitis among MSM in a Sub-Saharan African City: A Cross-Sectional Study in Calabar, Nigeria

Knowledge of Viral Hepatitis among MSM in a Sub-Saharan African City: A Cross-Sectional Study in Calabar, Nigeria

Assessment of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Knowledge and Attitudes in a Sample of Health Care Workers from Southeast Brazil

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