TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge and Attitude Related to Hepatitis C among Medical Students in the Oral Direct Acting Antiviral Agents Era in Vietnam
AU - Pham, Thi Thanh Hang
AU - Nguyen, Thi Thuy Linh
AU - So, Samuel
AU - Hoang, Thi Hai Van
AU - Nguyen, Thi To Uyen
AU - Ngo, Thanh Binh
AU - Nguyen, Minh Phuong
AU - Thai, Quang Hung
AU - Nguyen, Ngoc Khoi
AU - Ho, Thi Quynh Anh Le
AU - Tran, Quang Phuc
AU - Mai, Trung Son
AU - Toy, Mehlika
AU - Pham, Minh Khue
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the authors.
PY - 2022/9/28
Y1 - 2022/9/28
N2 - BACKGROUND: Medical students play important frontline roles in the prevention, early detection, and treatment of hepatitis C. This study investigated knowledge and attitudes toward hepatitis C among 5th- and 6th-year medical students and possible associated factors.METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 2000 students from eight medical universities using a self-administered structured questionnaire.RESULTS:The mean knowledge and attitude scores for hepatitis C were 20.1 ± 4.0 (out of 26) and 10.6 ± 2.9 (out of 20), respectively. Approximately, three-quarters (74.4%) of the participants had a good knowledge score, but only a small proportion (3.1%) obtained a good attitude score. Although the participants had fairly high knowledge about the causes, consequences, and transmission routes of hepatitis C, there were important gaps in their knowledge about hepatitis C screening and treatment. In multivariate analysis, female students, 5th-year students, and students from the central provinces had significantly higher knowledge and attitude scores. There was a low positive correlation between knowledge and attitude scores.CONCLUSION: This study points out the need to update the medical training curriculum to improve the knowledge and attitude of students about hepatitis C infection.
AB - BACKGROUND: Medical students play important frontline roles in the prevention, early detection, and treatment of hepatitis C. This study investigated knowledge and attitudes toward hepatitis C among 5th- and 6th-year medical students and possible associated factors.METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 2000 students from eight medical universities using a self-administered structured questionnaire.RESULTS:The mean knowledge and attitude scores for hepatitis C were 20.1 ± 4.0 (out of 26) and 10.6 ± 2.9 (out of 20), respectively. Approximately, three-quarters (74.4%) of the participants had a good knowledge score, but only a small proportion (3.1%) obtained a good attitude score. Although the participants had fairly high knowledge about the causes, consequences, and transmission routes of hepatitis C, there were important gaps in their knowledge about hepatitis C screening and treatment. In multivariate analysis, female students, 5th-year students, and students from the central provinces had significantly higher knowledge and attitude scores. There was a low positive correlation between knowledge and attitude scores.CONCLUSION: This study points out the need to update the medical training curriculum to improve the knowledge and attitude of students about hepatitis C infection.
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph191912298
DO - 10.3390/ijerph191912298
M3 - Article
C2 - 36231600
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 19
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 19
M1 - 12298
ER -
