Nusrat Nisar, Raheel Baloach, Aftab Afroz Munir.
Does clinical experience affect knowledge regarding Hepatitis B among male medical students at a private university?.
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;59(12):808-11.

Objective: To assess the knowledge of male medical students about Hepatitis-B in their preclinical and clinical years and to investigate the self reported vaccination status of these students. Methods: In the year of 2007, 187 male students of Isra University Hyderabad Sindh Pakistan were selected by convenient sampling and surveyed with a self reported questionnaire comprising of questions regarding knowledge about hepatitis B. Data gathered was analyzed by SPSS V. 16. Knowledge between preclinical and clinical students were compared by Pearson`s coefficient chi square test, p value < 0.005 was considered significant. Results: Out of 187 students interviewed, 73 (39%) and 114 (61%) were from preclinical and clinical years respectively. Significant difference was found in clinical and preclinical students regarding basic knowledge about hepatitis B. and mode of transmission of disease (P= 0.004) and (P=< 0.001) respectively. Conclusion: Significant difference was found in the knowledge of both preclinical and clinical male medical students. (JPMA 59:808; 2009).

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