Assessing the Level of Perception, Protection and Practices against Hepatitis B among Faculty and Students of Rawal Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad: A Descriptive Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

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OBJECTIVES: To assess the status of Protection, Perception and Practices against Hepatitis B by faculty and medical students of RawalInstitute of Health Sciences.STUDY DESIGN: A descriptive comparative cross-sectional study.PLACE AND DURATION: At Rawal Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad in a period of 6 months i.e. from 1st September 2015 to 28thFebruary 2016.METHODOLOGY: A total of 200 respondents were selected by convenient sampling and divided in two groups i.e. 100 facultymembers and 100 students. The respondents were asked about status of their screening against Hepatitis B, schedule of Hepatitis Bvaccination and also perception/practices regarding Hepatitis B through pre-designed self-administered close ended questionnaire.RESULTS: The mean age (in years) ± SD of faculty members was 29.1 ± 5.5, and of students was 21 ± 2.6. The male to female ratio offaculty members was 39:61, and of students was 54:46. A significantly more number of faculty members were already screened forHepatitis B (p-value = 0.02), and were HBV negative as compared to students (p-value < 0.001). The vaccination rate for Hepatitis B wasalso significantly higher among faculty members as compared to students (p-value = 0.03). There was significantly more number ofstudents who were unsure about their HBV status and the schedule of their first, second, third and booster dose of HBV vaccine (pvalue< 0.001). Majority of faculty was aware of sterilization process in Rawal Institute of Health Sciences whereas very few studentsknew about it.CONCLUSION: The faculty members of Rawal Institute of Health Sciences were more aware regarding the practices and protectionagainst Hepatitis B then the students of Rawal Institute of Health Sciences .Students need more awareness regarding screening andimmunization regarding hepatitis B.