Hepatitis C: Knowledge and attitude of graduating dentist from Faculty of Dentistry, Sebha, Libya

Peeran, Syed Wali; Peeran, Syed Ali; Alsaid, Fatma Mojtaba; Murugan, M.; ElHasan, Ahmed Taher; Ahmed, Mona

doi:10.4103/2348-1471.171920

Cited by 6 publications

(19 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Another study by Peeran et al (2016) similar to our study investigated the knowledge and attitude of dental students from Libya. The result of that study indicates a gap in knowledge of HCV infection among the students [10]. These results show to be similar to findings in this study.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

“…As for the attitude towards HCV infection, our results show that there is no clear answer from the participants with regards to the best approach to manage these kinds of patients. These results were also present in differ studies that investigate the attitude toward HCV patients [10,14,15].…”

Section: Uidelines To Treat Anysupporting

confidence: 65%

“…This study revealed 7.3% per 1000 people per year incidence of HCV infection, which raised the risk of mortality and morbidity among dentists and health care workers in general [9]. A study was also conducted by Peeran et al (2016) that aimed to understand and evaluate the knowledge and attitude toward HCV infection among undergraduate dental students and interns [10].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 95%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Knowledge and Attitude of Dental Students and Interns in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh Region) among Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Alhedyan

Alqhtani

Alharbi

et al. 2021

JPRI

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is considered one of the leading causes of chronic liver conditions in the world. The primary route of transmission of HCV can be by exposure of infected blood or sharing a contamination syringe during the injection of drugs. the purpose of this research to evaluate and assess the knowledge and attitude of HCV infection among dental students and interns in Saudi Arabia population specially Riyadh region. Materials and Methods: This is a cross sectional-based survey, using a questionnaire which was divided into two parts, first covering sociodemographic information of the participant regards gender, demographic variable, academic level of the participant and the University. Second part of the questionnaire was established based on the knowledge and attitude of the participant in regard to HCV. Results: A total of 218 students participated in this study. The responses of participants differed in various academic levels with a statistically significant difference in only two questions; in question 10 when they were asked whether or not they knew that a vaccine for HCV exists (p = 0.02) and question 20, if they believed that dental staff would be afraid to treat a patient if they found out his/her positive HCV status (p = 0.02). Conclusions: The present study showed that knowledge, among the dental students and interns in the Riyadh region was not adequate in regard to HCV, and their attitude toward HCV patients was inequitable.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Section: Uidelines To Treat Anysupporting

confidence: 65%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 95%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Knowledge and Attitude of Dental Students and Interns in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh Region) among Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Alhedyan

Alqhtani

Alharbi

et al. 2021

JPRI

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…[ 14 ] However, only 45% of participants reported having adequate knowledge regarding HCV in some other study conducted among graduating dentists in Libya. [ 15 ]…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This was in congruence to findings of some other study conducted among medical professionals. [ 15 ] Inadequate knowledge and false belief of the existence of vaccine against HCV are an issue that requires serious attention among health-care professionals. Less than 50% of participants agreed to the fact that a dentist can provide treatment to HCV-infected patient in the current study.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hepatitis C: Knowledge and awareness of private dental practitioners of a tricity in India

Gambhir¹,

Kumar

Singh

et al. 2018

J Edu Health Promot

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BACKGROUND:Dental health-care personnel are at an increased risk toward infections caused by various microorganisms including hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses (HCV). A dentist can play an important role in the prevention of HCV by considering every patient as a potential carrier for hepatitis. Therefore, the present study was conducted to assess the knowledge and awareness of dental health-care professionals regarding various aspects of HCV.MATERIALS AND METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 247 private dental practitioners of tricity. A close-ended self-structured questionnaire was administered which contained 12 questions on knowledge and awareness regarding HCV infection keeping in view the time constraints. Categorization of knowledge scores was done at three levels - poor, moderate, and good. Statistical analysis was done using ANOVA and Student's t-test.RESULTS:Nearly 96% (102) of postgraduates and 84% (117) of graduates had heard about HCV. 45.5% (112) had poor knowledge scores, 33.6% (83) had moderate knowledge scores, and only 21% (52) of participants had good knowledge scores. On the opinion of treating an HCV-infected patient by a dentist, only 61% (65) of postgraduates and 46% (64) of graduates agreed. There was statistically significant association of mean knowledge scores with gender, education level, and experience (P < 0.05).CONCLUSION:Majority of the dental professionals lacked knowledge regarding HCV infection and were not fully aware regarding certain aspects. Therefore, there is an urgent need for modification of the existing dental curriculum so that knowledge regarding these diseases can be imparted during graduation.

show abstract

Study of drug resistance-associated genetic mutations, and phylo-genetic analysis of HCV in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan

Faiz

Irfan

Farooq

et al. 2023

Sci Rep

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Current management of HCV infection is based on Direct-Acting Antiviral Drugs (DAAs). However, resistance-associated mutations, especially in the NS3 and NS5B regions are gradually decreasing the efficacy of DAAs. The aim of the current study was to identify such mutations in the NS3, and NS5B genes in DAAs treatment-naïve Pakistani chronic HCV 3a patients. Peripheral blood samples were collected from 233 chronic HCV 3a patients at different tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan, between August 2020 to September 2021. PCR-amplified target regions of the NS3/NS5B gene were subjected to Sanger sequencing to identify resistance-associated mutations. Phylogenetic analysis of the identified amino acid sequences was performed using HCV3a sequences of the global population in the virus pathogen resource (VIPR) database. Sequence analysis identified five amino acid mutations, Leu36Pro, Gln41His, Gln80Lys/Arg, Ala156Tyr, and Gln168Arg in the NS3 region, and two mutations Leu159Phe and Cys316Arg in the NS5B region. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a high genetic diversity in the studied isolates. Overall, the prevalence of resistance-associated substitutions was almost similar to other geographic regions worldwide. This data could be helpful in selecting the most effective treatment regimen for HCV chronically infected people in Pakistan.

show abstract

Hepatitis C: Knowledge and attitude of graduating dentist from Faculty of Dentistry, Sebha, Libya

Cited by 6 publications

References 0 publications

Knowledge and Attitude of Dental Students and Interns in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh Region) among Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Knowledge and Attitude of Dental Students and Interns in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh Region) among Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Hepatitis C: Knowledge and awareness of private dental practitioners of a tricity in India

Study of drug resistance-associated genetic mutations, and phylo-genetic analysis of HCV in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About