在沙特阿拉伯利雅得的一般人口中对乙型肝炎的认识
Talal M Abukaram1, Maha Alwan2, Abdullah K Alanazi3
1Internal Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Cureus
|February 17, 2025
概括
利雅得的乙型肝炎意识很高,但关于传播和预防的知识差距仍然存在. 公共卫生工作必须解决误解,提高查率,以更好地管理乙型肝炎.
科学领域:
- 肝病学 肝病学是一种肝病学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 乙型肝炎病毒 (HBV) 感染是全球主要的健康问题.
- 尽管取得了进展,但HBV仍然是全球的一个重大挑战.
- 这项研究评估了沙特阿拉伯利雅得的公众对乙型肝炎的了解.
研究的目的:
- 评估利雅得一般人口对乙型肝炎的认识,知识和看法.
- 识别了解传播途径,预防方法和测试行为方面的差距.
- 为改善乙型肝炎控制提供公共卫生策略的信息.
主要方法:
- 2024年在利雅得进行了一项横截面调查,其中805名成年参与者.
- 通过对人口统计,意识,知识,测试和信息来源的结构化问卷收集的数据.
- 用描述性统计和千二测试进行数据分析.
主要成果:
- 87%的参与者知道B型肝炎,但缺乏详细的知识.
- 人们对输血传播 (83.2%) 的认识很高;不保护性行为 (49.3%) 和母婴传播 (43.2%) 的认识较低.
- 疫苗接种知识很高 (83.5%),但存在误解 (例如,洗手效率为32%).
- 乙型肝炎的查率很低 (35.4%).
- 医疗保健提供者 (57.1%) 和互联网 (57.5%) 是主要的信息来源.
- 根据性别,年龄和教育程度,知识水平有很大差异.
结论:
- 一般对乙型肝炎的认识很高,但仍然存在重大知识缺陷和低查率.
- 公共卫生倡议应该针对误解,并促进查.
- 使用可信来源的有效沟通策略对于更好的乙型肝炎管理和预防至关重要.
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