ORIGINAL RESEARCH

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|| Brief Background
Knowledge, Awareness The scarcity of regional data on Hepatitis B infected population
indicates a lack of vigilant attitude towards the infection caused
and Practices Regarding due to Hepatitis B infection. Therefore, the aim of this survey
based study is to understand and assess the overall aptitude of

Hepatitis B Virus students of Manav Rachna Educational Institutions, Faridabad,

Haryana, regarding the knowledge, awareness and practices

among Professional pertaining to Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection have been

attempted. Additionally to understand the awareness amongst
the population not pursuing a medical course, their comparative
College Students: A assessment was drawn with the students of medical courses.

Questionnaire Based || Materials and Methods

A total of six hundred and fifty undergraduate students from
Study Manav Rachna Educational Institutions, Faridabad (Haryana)
participated in this study. A cross sectional validated survey
study was conducted amongst the undergraduate medical
students. The survey consisted of a questionnaire of fifteen
questions pertaining to knowledge, awareness and practice of
HBV. To further our understanding, the survey was extended
to non medical undergraduate students in order to draw a
comparable analysis between the general understandings of
Prachie Sharma the viral infection amongst the uninitiated in this field.
PhD Scholar

Department of Biotechnology || Results

Faculty of Engineering and Technology The questionnaire was designed with equal number of questions
Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies
regarding knowledge, awareness as well as practical handling
of the disease. The survey was designed in a way which could be
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understood by population pertaining to medical as well as non
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medical background. The results of survey depicted statistically
significant levels of knowledge, awareness and aptitude for
Website: practical handling of the disease. Moreover, comparatively, the
clinicaldentistry.ida.org.in level of awareness regarding the infectious disease was vastly
lacking among the students of non professional courses.
DOI:10.33882/ClinicalDent.13.24939
|| Summary and Conclusions
How to cite this article: Prachie Sharma, Akshat Sachdeva, Kapila Kumar, Authors concluded that the students from the medical
Sumit Bhateja, Geetika Arora.Knowledge, Awareness and Practices background may be involved to spread awareness among the
Regarding Hepatitis B Virus among Professional College Students: A
general masses.
Questionnaire Based Study.Clinical Dentistry 2019; XIII; 12-16.
https://doi.org/10.33882/ClinicalDent.13.24939

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