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Alaridah N, Abu-Mutaw' S, Abu-Assaf G, Al Dwikat L, F Jarrar R, Abuhani HO, Al-Hawadi B, Alhawadi S, Al Shdifat M, Joudeh RM. Sociodemographic Determinants of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Hepatitis B Infection Among Pregnant Women: A Cross-National Study in Jordan. Cureus 2024; 16:e58053. [PMID: 38738093 PMCID: PMC11088395 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.58053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024] Open
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Background Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is significant, as most infants infected at birth go on to develop chronic hepatitis B. Vaccination and antiviral treatment during pregnancy could primarily prevent vertical transmission. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to assess pregnant Jordanian females' knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) toward HBV. In addition, to explore the relationship between the level of KAP toward HBV infection and its predictors. Methods Our cross-sectional study was conducted among pregnant women in Jordan. We enrolled 621 participants between January and April 2023. Our survey was derived from a previously validated tool that was used to investigate a similar aim as our study. The survey was done via Google Forms (Google LLC, Mountain View, California, United States) and it contained questions divided into four main sections: participants' demographics, knowledge section, attitudes section, and practices section. Results The majority of participants have neither a personal nor family history of HBV, and only 91 (14.7%) of the participants had a medical degree. The overall knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) scores were low, as only 176 (28.3%), 315 (50.7%), and 244 (39.3%) of participants achieved high levels of knowledge, attitude, and practice scores, respectively. A significant association was found between knowledge level, practice assessment, and the following variables: age, educational level, job, study field, history of HBV in the family, and source of knowledge. Regarding attitude, a significant association was found with the job, study field, and source of knowledge. Conclusion This study found that pregnant women in Jordan had a low level of awareness of HBV infection. Thus, more efforts should be made to raise awareness about HBV among high-risk groups, especially pregnant women.
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- Nader Alaridah
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Forensic Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, JOR
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- College of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, JOR
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Forensic Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, JOR
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, School of Science, The University of Jordan, Amman, JOR
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- College of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Balqa Applied University, Amman, JOR
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- College of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, JOR
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- College of Medicine, Sulaiman Alrajhi University, Al-Bukayriyah, SAU
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Alaridah N, Joudeh RM, Al-Abdallat H, Jarrar RF, Ismail L, Jum’ah M, Alnajjar Z, Alzyoud E, Battah Z, Battah A, Alshami M, Abu-Humaidan AHA. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices toward Hepatitis B Infection among Healthcare Students-A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:4348. [PMID: 36901359 PMCID: PMC10002228 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The World Health Organization has estimated that around 66 thousand HBV infection cases are caused by needlestick injuries annually. Healthcare students should be aware of HBV transmission routes and preventive measures. This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward HBV among Jordanian healthcare students and its associated factors. A cross-national study was conducted from March to August 2022. The questionnaire was composed of four sections: participants' sociodemographics, knowledge, attitudes, and practices about HBV, and 2322 participants were enrolled. The collected responses were analyzed with SPSS software (version 25 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA)) using descriptive statistics, unpaired t-tests, chi-square tests, and multivariate regression analyses. A p-value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The results showed that 67.9% were females, 26.4% were medical students, and 35.9% were in their 3rd year. Overall, 40% of the participants held high levels of knowledge and attitudes. Further, 63.9% of participants had good practices toward HBV. Gender, year of study, encountering HBV patients, college, and having extra HBV courses were associated with high levels of KAP. This study demonstrated insufficient knowledge and attitudes toward HBV; however, the practice level toward HBV among healthcare students was promising. Therefore, public health efforts should modify the knowledge and attitude gaps to reinforce awareness and minimize the risk of infection.
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- Nader Alaridah
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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- College of Medicine, Sulaiman Al-Rajhi University, Al-Bukayriah 52726, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
- Department of the Clinical Laboratory Sciences, School of Science, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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- School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Balqa Applied University, As-Salt 19117, Jordan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hashemite University, Zarqa 13116, Jordan
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- School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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- School of Dentistry, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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Othman B, Barakat M, Omar A, Al-Rawashdeh A, Qashou Y, Zrieq R, Al-Najjar MAA. Evaluation of hepatitis B knowledge, practices, and beliefs among the Jordanian population: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0277186. [PMID: 36331946 PMCID: PMC9635692 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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This study aimed to assess the knowledge, practices, and beliefs among the Jordanian population regarding hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. A cross-sectional questionnaire was designed and used to recruit participants from October 5th through December 12th. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS. Descriptive statistical analysis was used to analyse the sociodemographic data, the Shapiro-Wilk test was used to assess the normality, Cronbach's α was used to evaluate the reliability of the questionnaire and Point-biserial correlation was used to figure out whether there is an association between Score of knowledge and the dichotomous variables. A random sample of 432 participated in the study. The majority were females (n = 310, 71.8%), the mean age was 21 (42.0%) years,416 (96.3%) were urban inhabitants and most of them (n = 351, 81.3%) had bachelor's degree. School/university (n = 280, 64.8%) were reported as a major source of information followed by TV/internet/social media 276 (63.9%). The total mean (± SD) of knowledge score regarding HBV infection symptoms, transmission modes and treatment was found 12.28 ± 3.2. Participants' knowledge regarding symptoms including nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite was 73 (16.9%). More than 80% had good knowledge regarding the complications of HBV infection. Only 100 participant reported vaccination (23.1%) against the virus. Poor knowledge and low vaccination rate against HBV were found thus implementing comprehensive educational program for people highlighting the importance of vaccination against the virus is crucial.
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- Bayan Othman
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutics, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutics, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutics, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutics, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan
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