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A study to assess the knowledge regarding the modes of transmission and prevention of hepatitis- B in the laboratory among laboratory technicians

Anvarasab U. Naregal, Prof. Maruti S. Chalawadi

Abstract


Every day while doing their duty, laboratory technicians are at high risk to infections caused by blood borne pathogens, which results in infections such as HIV, HBV etc. There is a need of clinical practice guidelines and educational programs for effectively addressing this problem. Hence it is essential to gather data regarding laboratory technicians’ knowledge regarding Hepatitis B in actual clinical environment. The present research sought to address this gap by exploring the knowledge regarding modes of transmission & prevention of Hepatitis B. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge of laboratory technicians regarding the modes of transmission of hepatitis B virus various methods of prevention of hepatitis – B infection.
Material and Methods: A descriptive approach with purposive sampling technique was used for selecting 80 laboratory technicians from selected hospitals I,e HSK Hospital & Kora hospital bagalkot of Bagalkot District, for the study. A self administered knowledge questionnaire was used to collect the data. The pilot study was conducted on 8 laboratory technicians. Questionnaire was administered and data was collected on the same day. Results: The study findings revealed that majority (58%) of the responded had medium knowledge, (23%) had inadequate and (19%) had adequate knowledge and mean knowledge score of the study subjects were 66.75%. The findings also showed that there is an significant association between level of knowledge regarding hepatitis B and professional education of participants, their work experience and attendance in in-service education programs Conclusion : The study showed that a significant portion (23%) of the lab technicians had inadequate level of knowledge hence preventing blood borne diseases in health care workers especially laboratory technicians can be achieved through preventive education and protective measures.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijin.v4i1.583

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