Al-Thaqafy Majid S, Balkhy Hanan H, Memish Ziad, Makhdom Yahya M, Ibrahim Adel, Al-Amri Abdulfattah, Al-Thaqafi Abdulhakeem
Infection Prevention and Control, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
BMC Res Notes. 2012 Oct 30;5:597. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-597.
Although the risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) was reported to be higher in military personnel than the general population in Saudi Arabia (SA), there is lack of studies assessing HBV awareness among them. The objective was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of HBV infection among military personnel.
An intervention design with pre- and post-education KAP questionnaire was completed among National Guard soldiers working in Jeddah during January 2009. Educational intervention was provided through educational leaflets, group and individual discussions, visual show, and a lecture. A score was created from the correct answers to 58 questions.
A total of 400 male soldiers with mean age 30.7 ± 6.1 years completed both questionnaires. The majority had school education (96.8%) and in the lower military ranks (66.0%). Only 19.5% of soldiers reported HBV vaccine intake. The low median and inter-quartile range of the pre-intervention score (16, 6-26) markedly increased after education (to 53, 50-55, p<0.001). The overall improvement of mean KAP score (204%) was also observed in all its component scores; disease nature (272%), methods of transmission (206%), prevention and control (109%), attitude (155%), and practice (192%). The improvement was evident irrespective of socio-demographic characteristics and history of HBV vaccine. KAP scores were significantly associated with higher educational levels, higher monthly income, administrative jobs, and higher job ranks.
We are reporting a low level of HBV awareness among Saudi military population. The study confirms the need and effectiveness of focused multifaceted educational campaigns among the military population.
尽管据报道沙特阿拉伯（SA）军人感染乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）的风险高于普通人群，但缺乏对他们乙肝病毒知晓情况的评估研究。目的是评估军人对HBV感染的知识、态度和行为（KAP）。
2009年1月，对在吉达工作的国民警卫队士兵完成了一项采用教育前后KAP问卷的干预设计。通过教育传单、小组和个人讨论、视觉展示及讲座进行教育干预。从对58个问题的正确答案中得出一个分数。
共有400名平均年龄为30.7±6.1岁的男性士兵完成了两份问卷。大多数人接受过学校教育（96.8%）且军阶较低（66.0%）。只有19.5%的士兵报告接种过乙肝疫苗。干预前分数的中位数和四分位间距较低（16，6 - 26），教育后显著提高（至53，50 - 55，p<0.001）。在其所有组成分数中也观察到平均KAP分数的总体提高（204%）；疾病性质（272%）、传播方式（206%）、预防和控制（109%）、态度（155%）及行为（192%）。无论社会人口统计学特征和乙肝疫苗接种史如何，改善都很明显。KAP分数与较高的教育水平、较高的月收入、行政工作及较高的军阶显著相关。
我们报告沙特军人中乙肝病毒知晓水平较低。该研究证实了在军人中开展有针对性的多方面教育活动的必要性和有效性。
