Knowledge, Awareness and Prevalence of Hepatitis B Among Urban Slum Dwellers and Residents of Social Welfare Home: A Cross sectional Study From Eastern India

Venkatesh, Vybhav; K, Girish Kumar Pati; Uthansingh, Kanishka; Mallick, Pradeep Kumar; Narayan, Jimmy; Mishra, Debakanta; Sahu, Manoj Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.jceh.2022.10.003

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology

2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.jceh.2022.10.003

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Knowledge, Awareness and Prevalence of Hepatitis B Among Urban Slum Dwellers and Residents of Social Welfare Home: A Cross sectional Study From Eastern India

Vybhav Venkatesh

Girish Kumar Pati K

Kanishka Uthansingh

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HBV prevalence in Sub-continental countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Hogan,

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Dixit

et al. 2023

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Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major source of disease burden worldwide, with an estimated 296 million individuals living with infections worldwide. Although vaccine programs exist to control infections, certain sub-populations around the world continue to have very high prevalence of HBV infection. Methods A systematic search of studies of HBV published after 2010 was conducted for India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan. Each paper was independently screened for risk of bias and inclusion. Data were extracted from included studies before being analysed to estimate pooled prevalence, and to conduct sub-group analyses. Random-effects models were used for estimating summary prevalence due to a high level of heterogeneity between studies, and funnel plots were combined with Egger’s test to assess publication bias. Meta-regression was conducted to investigate sources of between-study heterogeneity. Results The pooled prevalence of HBV across all studies was 3% (95% CI 0.02, 0.05). For countries with multiple studies, the pooled prevalence in India was 3% (95% CI 0.02, 0.04), in Pakistan 6% (95% CI 0.03, 0.09), in Bangladesh 5% (95% CI of 0.02, 0.12), and in Nepal 1% (95% CI 0.00, 0.08). There was some evidence of publication bias, and a high level of heterogeneity across studies. Risk of bias analysis found most studies to be of fair or moderate quality. Conclusions The prevalence of HBV among countries in the sub-continent was higher than the global average, but was not as high as some other regions. Countries with greater numbers of displaced persons had higher prevalence of HBV, with a wide range of prevalence between subpopulations likely reflecting differential uptake, and implementation, of vaccination programs.

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HBV prevalence in Sub-continental countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Hogan,

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Dixit

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A Community-Based Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Hepatitis B among Residents in a Coastal Village of Southern India

Chellamuthu,

Dhakshnamurthy,

Balamurugan

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Introduction: The National Viral Hepatitis Control Program launched by the Government of India aims to end viral hepatitis by the year 2030. The main key objective of the programme is to enhance community awareness about the virus, the disease and the preventive measures for tackling the burden of hepatitis. Lack of knowledge and awareness regarding the disease, its modes of spread and the available preventive strategies would seriously limit in achieving the goal of reduction in burden and elimination of HBV. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice on epidemiology of Hepatitis B among residents in a coastal village of Puducherry, Southern India. Method: A community-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted for three months among 796 adults aged ≥18 years residing in a coastal village which was one of the rural field practice areas of a private medical college in Puducherry. Multi-stage sampling technique was followed. A pre-validated, semi-structured questionnaire incorporated in Epicollect 5 software was utilized to capture the data through face-to-face interviews. The data analysis was performed using SPSS, v24.0. Results: About 66.3% of participants had heard of Hepatitis with 55.9% specifically aware of Hepatitis B as a viral disease. More than half (59.3%) believed they could contract Hepatitis B. About three-fourth (73.1%) had not undergone screening for Hepatitis B, and 67.1% had not received the Hepatitis B vaccination. Age, gender and socio-economic status of the respondents were associated with knowledge attitude and practice on Hepatitis B among participants which was found to be statistically significant (p-value < 0.0001). Conclusion: The findings from the study showed that more than two third of participants had heard of Hepatitis. More than half of the respondents believed they could contract Hepatitis B. Nearly two-third respondents had not received Hepatitis B vaccination.

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Knowledge, Awareness and Prevalence of Hepatitis B Among Urban Slum Dwellers and Residents of Social Welfare Home: A Cross sectional Study From Eastern India

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HBV prevalence in Sub-continental countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

HBV prevalence in Sub-continental countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Community-Based Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Hepatitis B among Residents in a Coastal Village of Southern India

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