Daniali Seyedeh Shahrbanoo, Bakhtiari Mona Hafezi, Nasirzadeh Mostafa, Aligol Mohammad, Doaei Saeed
Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Isfahan Health Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2015 Dec 30;4:93. doi: 10.4103/2277-9531.171807. eCollection 2015.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major complex public health problem. Different resources have proved that healthcare workers more than the general population are at a risk of infection. Therefore, medical field students, due to the future occupational hazards, are included in the risk group.
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the level of knowledge, public and individual risk perception, and behavioral intention about HCV, among medical sciences students of the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
This is a descriptive-analytical study that was conducted among 457 students of the Medical Sciences in the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
The data was collected using a questionnaire. Sampling was done randomly.
The data was analyzed using the SPSS18 software and statistical tests of Pearson, Spearman, T- test, and the analysis of variance (ANOVA); P < 0.05 was considered significant.
Four hundred and fifty-seven students (41.8% male and 58.2% female) in 29 fields of study (six categories) participated in this research. The mean age was 21.55 ± 2.6 years. The mean and standard deviations of the students' knowledge was 3.71 ± 2.9 (out of 8), and the behavioral intention to accruing information and performance of preventive actions related to HCV was 11.52 ± 3.16 (out of 20). Public risk perception was 20.1 ± 3.5 (out of 30); and personal risk perception was 6.96 ± 1.8 (out of 10). The ANOVA test showed that public perception of the risk among students of different academic fields was different (F = 1.52, P < 0.05).
According to the low knowledge of students of Medical Sciences in the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences about HCV, it was recommended that the University Policymakers design an educational intervention about it, in order to minimize the chances of being infected.
丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)感染是一个重大而复杂的公共卫生问题。不同资料表明,医护人员比普通人群面临更高的感染风险。因此,鉴于未来的职业危害,医学专业学生被列入风险群体。
本研究旨在评估伊斯法罕医科大学医学专业学生对HCV的知识水平、公众及个人风险认知以及行为意向。
这是一项描述性分析研究,在伊斯法罕医科大学的457名医学专业学生中开展。
通过问卷调查收集数据。采用随机抽样。
使用SPSS18软件对数据进行分析,并运用Pearson、Spearman、T检验及方差分析(ANOVA);P < 0.05被视为具有统计学意义。
来自29个研究领域(六个类别)的457名学生(41.8%为男性,58.2%为女性)参与了本研究。平均年龄为21.55 ± 2.6岁。学生知识水平的均值和标准差为3.71 ± 2.9(满分8分),与HCV相关的获取信息及采取预防行动的行为意向为11.52 ± 3.16(满分20分)。公众风险认知为20.1 ± 3.5(满分30分);个人风险认知为6.96 ± 1.8(满分10分)。方差分析表明,不同学术领域的学生对风险的公众认知存在差异(F = 1.52,P < 0.05)。
鉴于伊斯法罕医科大学医学专业学生对HCV的了解程度较低,建议大学政策制定者设计相关教育干预措施,以降低感染几率。