Mukkaram Ali, Fauzia Imtiaz, Muhammad Ahsan Rehman Khan, Zaeem-ur Rehman Khan, Bilal Ahmad, Muhammed Umer, Soubia Akhtar, Tayyaba Naeem Malhi.
Hepatitis b virus and undergraduate students: a study on levels of awareness in universities across karachi.
Pak J Public Health Jan ;8(2):75-9.

Background: To assess awareness levels of Hepatitis B virus infection, transmission, treatment and prevention in medical and nonmedical students of Karachi. Methods: Undergraduate students in 6 medical and non-medical universities were randomly approached to fill out a questionnaire. A sample size of 530 students was collected and data was analyzed using SPSS 20 software and chi square tests for significance. Results: Of the 530 students interviewed, 361(68.1%) and 169(31.9%) were identified as medical and non-medical students respectively. Significantly greater knowledge on modes of transmission were noted in medical students as well as overall levels of awareness of Hepatitis B virus, (p=0.001) and (p=0.003) respectively. Conclusion: Both medical and non-medical students showed a moderate level of awareness of Hepatitis B virus, its modes of transmission, treatment and preventive measures. Medical students showed an overall greater level of awareness.

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