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Does clinical experience affect knowledge regarding hepatitis-B among male medical students at a private university?
Nusrat Nisar1, Raheel Baloach, Aftab Afroz Munir
1Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences Jamshoro, Pakistan.
Objective:
To assess the knowledge of male medical students about Hepatitis-B in their preclinical and clinical years and to investigate the self reported vaccination status of these students.
Methods:
In the year of 2007, 187 male students of Isra University Hyderabad Sindh Pakistan were selected by convenient sampling and surveyed with a self reported questionnaire comprising of questions regarding knowledge about hepatitis B. Data gathered was analyzed by SPSS V. 16. Knowledge between preclinical and clinical students were compared by Pearson's coefficient chi square test, p value < 0.005 was considered significant.
Results:
Out of 187 students interviewed, 73 (39%) and 114 (61%) were from preclinical and clinical years respectively. Significant difference was found in clinical and preclinical students regarding basic knowledge about hepatitis B. and mode of transmission of disease (P = 0.004) and (P = < 0.001) respectively.
Conclusion:
Significant difference was found in the knowledge of both preclinical and clinical male medical students.
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