Assessment of awareness about the epidemiology, outcomes, and therapy of chronic hepatitis B and C in adolescents and adults

Барамзина, С. В.

doi:10.17116/terarkh2016881137-42

Terapevticheskii arkhiv

2016

DOI: 10.17116/terarkh2016881137-42

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Assessment of awareness about the epidemiology, outcomes, and therapy of chronic hepatitis B and C in adolescents and adults

С. В. Барамзина

Abstract: A significant portion of the adult population is poorly aware of the problem of viral hepatitis B and C and needs to continue health education for the development and strengthening of a negative attitude towards narcotics and promiscuity; to combat false ideas about viral hepatitis; and enhance motivation for the specific and nonspecific prevention of hepatitis B and C.

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Chronic hepatitis B and C as stigma: Is the problem relevant for Russian society?

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2019

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Chronic hepatitis B and C (CHB and CHC) are a serious medical and social problem of the world community. Aim: to study the problem of stigmatization and attitudes to patients with CHB and CHC among adolescents and adults. Materials and methods. An anonymous survey was conducted in 120 residents of the Kirov region. Of these, 94 adults (aged 18 to 76 years; average age 39.3±11.5 years) of different specialties except medical (group 1) and 26 adolescents aged 16-17 years (average age 16.5±0.5 years), high school students (group 2). The original questionnaire included 16 questions divided into 3 blocks. Block 1 contained questions about the socio - demographic status of the Respondent, block 2 and block 3 included questions on the epidemiology of HCV and HBV infection and on the treatment of patients with CHC and CHB respectively. Results. In the course of work the majority of respondents (50-65.4%) from both groups revealed a negative attitude towards patients with CHB and CHC (to a lesser extent pronounced against close relatives and friends of CHC patients), manifested by a desire to exclude casual contact and refusal to live in the same room with the patient CHB/CHC, no desire of sharing your child/brother in the same kindergarten group patients with CHB/CHC child. Fear of Contracting HBV/HCV infection has been linked to poor knowledge of the factors and pathways of transmission of these diseases. In a few cases, adolescents and adults showed an extreme degree of destructive attitude, which was expressed in the adoption of discriminatory measures against this category of patients - dismissal from work and expulsion from school/University. Conclusion. The results indicate that there is a problem of stigmatization of patients with CHB and CHC in society, both in children and adults, which requires systematic work on health education.

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Chronic hepatitis B and C as stigma: Is the problem relevant for Russian society?

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2019

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Assessment of the Stigma Level of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and C in Students of Different Universities

Барамзина¹,

Брюхович²,

Окулова³

2017

Epidemiology and Vaccine Prevention

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The purpose: to study the level of stigmatization and attitude towards patients with chronic hepatitis В (ChHB) and chronic hepatitis C (ChHC) among students of medical and non medical university. Materials and methods. Anonymous questioning was conducted among 194 senior students of two institutions of higher education in the city of Kirov: 96 people from the Kirov State Medical University (group 1) and 98 from the Vyatka State University (group 2) in 2016. The original questionnaire included 16 questions about the socio- The demographic status of the respondent, the epidemiology of HCV and HBV-infection, and the attitude towards patients with ChHB and ChHC. Results. As a result of the study, the presence of stigmatizing devices of different severity in patients with ChHB and ChHC in both groups was revealed. It was established that the level of stigmatization and potential discrimination of patients with ChHC and ChHB in students of non-medical specialties was significantly higher compared to medical students. Respondents of the 2nd group did not sufficiently orientate themselves in the issues of epidemiology of ChHB and ChHC, which led to a negative attitude towards these patients and elements of discrimination. However, in the course of the study, it was noted that one-third of students with medical training, well aware of the ways of transmission of HB/HC-virus, also feared household contacts with such patients. In the course of the work it was shown that significantly more stigmatization and discrimination were manifested in relation to ChHB patients in comparison with ChHC and only in the respondents of the 2nd group. Conclusions. Thus, the study revealed the presence of stigmatizing settings of varying severity in patients with ChHB and ChHC in both groups. It was established that the level of stigmatization and potential discrimination of patients with ChHC and ChHB in students of non-medical specialties was significantly higher compared with medical students.To overcome this problem, it is necessary to conduct planned sanitary education among students without medical training, to deepen the knowledge of students of the medical university, since patients with ChHB and ChHC should not be discriminated.

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Assessment of awareness about the epidemiology, outcomes, and therapy of chronic hepatitis B and C in adolescents and adults

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Chronic hepatitis B and C as stigma: Is the problem relevant for Russian society?

Chronic hepatitis B and C as stigma: Is the problem relevant for Russian society?

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