Knowledge, awareness, and risk prevention among hepatitis patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Delhi

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dc.contributor.authorTiwari, VKen_US
dc.contributor.authorBalsundaram, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorRaj, T. P. Sherinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T06:10:28Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T06:10:28Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: People living with chronic viral hepatitis in India often lack awareness on risk factors and prevention. Moreover, due to fear of stigma and discrimination, they often delay appropriate and timely treatment, resulting in chronic treatment and impoverishment. The objective of this study is to assess knowledge, awareness, and prevention regarding risk factors among viral hepatitis-infected patients attending a super-specialty hospital in Delhi. Material and Methods: Data were collected from 389 patients using systematically random sampling using a pretested, structured interview schedule from patients attending Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi. Results: Findings revealed that 90.7% of the respondents believed that hepatitis B virus/hepatitis C virus (HBV/HCV) can be transmitted through sexual contact with a person who is infected, 94.3% said that it can be transmitted by transfusion of infected blood, 90% reported that it can be spread from infected mother to child during child birth, 93.8% responded that it can be transmitted if a person uses a razor, pierced ear ring, needle, or syringe used by an infected person, 83% believed that HBV/HCV can cause cancer in 90% of the respondents in long run, and more than 35% believed that HBV/HCV is curable. Results also show that 7.2% of the respondents have been vaccinated for HBV infection in the past, 20.8% of the respondents have screened their families for hepatitis B infections, and 77.9% of the respondents have received antiviral medications. Conclusion: HBV/HCV-infected patients had less knowledge about various facts regarding disease and continue to experience emotional disturbances, stigma, and discrimination.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Planning and Evaluation, The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsThe National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationTiwari VK, Balsundaram P, Raj T. P. Sherin. Knowledge, awareness, and risk prevention among hepatitis patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Delhi. Indian Journal of Community & Family Medicine. 2022 Dec; 8(2): 93-98en_US
dc.identifier.issn2395-2113
dc.identifier.issn2666-3120
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/221870
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer-Medknow Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijcfm.ijcfm_9_22en_US
dc.subjectDiscriminationen_US
dc.subjecthepatitis B virusen_US
dc.subjecthepatitis C virusen_US
dc.subjectknowledge and awarenessen_US
dc.subjectrisk preventionen_US
dc.subjectstigmaen_US
dc.titleKnowledge, awareness, and risk prevention among hepatitis patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Delhien_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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