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Knowledge and Awareness of Hepatitis B among first Year Undergraduate Students of Three Dental Colleges in Haryana


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1 Oral Health Sciences Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
2 Department of Public Health Dentistry, Swami Devi Dyal Hospital & Dental College, Golpura, Barwala, Distt. Panchkula, India
 

Objective: To assess the Knowledge and awareness of Hepatitis B among first year undergraduate dental students of Haryana. Materials and Method: A cross sectional study was conducted in three colleges among 232 undergraduate dental students using a close ended questionnaire. Results: 84.9% of the students were aware regarding the spread of the disease. 52.2 % of the students had got their initial vaccination while 23.7 % of the student had complete vaccination against Hepatitis B. Conclusion: The overall knowledge and awareness regarding Hepatitis B was found to be lacking among dental students.

Keywords

Knowledge, Awareness, Hepatitis B, Disease.
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Mohit Bansal
Oral Health Sciences Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
Shelja Vashisth
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Swami Devi Dyal Hospital & Dental College, Golpura, Barwala, Distt. Panchkula, India
Nidhi Gupta
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Swami Devi Dyal Hospital & Dental College, Golpura, Barwala, Distt. Panchkula, India

Abstract


Objective: To assess the Knowledge and awareness of Hepatitis B among first year undergraduate dental students of Haryana. Materials and Method: A cross sectional study was conducted in three colleges among 232 undergraduate dental students using a close ended questionnaire. Results: 84.9% of the students were aware regarding the spread of the disease. 52.2 % of the students had got their initial vaccination while 23.7 % of the student had complete vaccination against Hepatitis B. Conclusion: The overall knowledge and awareness regarding Hepatitis B was found to be lacking among dental students.

Keywords


Knowledge, Awareness, Hepatitis B, Disease.