Al-Jabri Ali A, Al-Adawi Samir, Al-Abri Jehan H, Al-Dhahry Said H
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Saudi Med J. 2004 Apr;25(4):484-7.
To investigate the awareness of Omani medical and non-medical students of hepatitis-B virus (HBV) infection.
A structured questionnaire of 31 different statements concerning basic knowledge of HBV, its modes of transmission, diagnosis, risk behaviors, prevention, treatment, beliefs as well as attitudes towards patients with HBV infection were distributed to 280 students (154 females and 126 males). Of these 138 were pre-clinical medical students and 142 were non-medical students. The study was conducted at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman during the period of 2001 to 2003.
The majority of the students (75%) were aware that HBV is a common cause of hepatitis and 50.7% of them think that HBV infection is preventable. Availability of vaccine is a fact appreciated more by medical (65.2%) than by non-medical (35.2%) students (p<0.05). Approximately 70% of the cohort believed that screening blood for HBV renders blood safe for transfusion. Hepatitis B virus infected student or colleague in the same classroom or working place was accepted by 58% of medical and 46.5% of non-medical students. However, the majority of students (63.2%) hesitate to take care of a HBV infected patient.
The majority of students showed some knowledge regarding HBV transmission, risk behaviors and prevention. However, there are still misconceptions regarding the attitudes, which reflect a false perception of the disease among students. This calls for well-structured health education programs stressing on such misconceptions.
调查阿曼医学专业和非医学专业学生对乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）感染的认知情况。
向280名学生（154名女生和126名男生）发放了一份结构化问卷，问卷包含31条关于HBV基本知识、传播方式、诊断、危险行为、预防、治疗、信念以及对HBV感染患者态度的不同陈述。其中138名是临床前医学专业学生，142名是非医学专业学生。该研究于2001年至2003年期间在阿曼苏丹国马斯喀特的苏丹卡布斯大学进行。
大多数学生（75%）知道HBV是肝炎的常见病因，50.7%的学生认为HBV感染是可预防的。医学专业学生（65.2%）比非医学专业学生（35.2%）更了解疫苗的可获得性（p<0.05）。约70%的学生认为对血液进行HBV筛查可使输血用血安全。58%的医学专业学生和46.5%的非医学专业学生接受在同一教室或工作场所感染HBV的学生或同事。然而，大多数学生（63.2%）在照顾HBV感染患者时会犹豫。
大多数学生对HBV传播、危险行为和预防有一定了解。然而，在态度方面仍存在误解，这反映出学生对该疾病存在错误认知。这就需要制定结构完善的健康教育计划，强调这些误解。
