Knowledge of chronic hepatitis C among East London primary care physicians following the Department of Health's educational campaign

D’Souza, Raymond; Glynn, Michael; Alstead, E. M.; Osonayo, C.; Foster, Graham R.

doi:10.1093/qjmed/hch060

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“…[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] The results identified new barriers to case-finding: GPs do not always know who is at risk because they do not routinely ask about risk factors; they do not always consider immigrants as a risk group; they often rely on drug keyworkers to address HCV but do not have access to their records. This study confirms that the majority of patients with HCV are PWID, that GPs are most aware of the need to test PWID and less aware of other risk groups.…”

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“…8,36 Barriers to testing, including the nonstable lifestyle of PWID and the time pressures within consultations, have been described by D'Souza et al 27 Of PWID, 53% had no test result; Cullen et al found a similar result in 2003, again demonstrating little change in practice over the past 10 years. 37 This is despite the Department of Health campaigns to raise HCV awareness in 2004 and 2009, the RCGP training modules, and the Hepatitis C Trust's campaigns, particularly among South Asians.…”

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“…An interview topic guide (informed by the literature) was developed to explore views of the current practice of testing, barriers to testing, interactions with other services, and training and guidelines for HCV testing. [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] With written informed consent, interviews were audio-recorded and anonymised transcripts (transcribed by the interviewer) were imported into NVivo (version 9) to aid data analysis. Thematic analyses identified issues of particular salience for participants and across the dataset.…”

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“…[27][28][29][30][31][32] A mixed-methods study was conducted to evaluate HCV testing for patients at high risk of developing the disease, and to determine the feasibility of testing in primary care using routinely recorded data. GPs were interviewed to explore their views of HCV testing.…”

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Case-finding for hepatitis C in primary care: a mixed-methods service evaluation

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“…In addition, they may face discrimination from health-care professionals . [10,11] These discriminatory practices may be a result of lack of knowledge, which may lead to negative attitudes toward these kinds of diseases, which could interfere with their willingness to treat these patients because of a fear of contracting the infection. Knowledge and attitudes of the clinician play a key role in prevention of spread of infection.…”

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A Study to Assess Knowledge and Awareness About the Hepatitis B and C Among Nursing College Students of Central India

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Mahore²,

Mahore³

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INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:The lives of millions of adolescents worldwide are at risk because they do not have the information; skills, health services and support which they need to go through sexual development during adolescence. The epidemic of Hepatitis B/HCV is now progressing at a rapid pace among young people. AIMS& OBJECTIVE: To assess knowledge of nursing students towards Hepatitis B/HCV Awareness, Prevention & Control. To assess knowledge increase after educational intervention by means of lectures and discussions among nursing students. MATERIAL& METHOD: An educational interventional study was conducted in Kushabhau Thakre Nursing College, Kolar Road, Bhopal. Study population included all Nursing students. Sample size was 200 students. Inclusion Criteria included all Nursing students present at the time of pre intervention interview and who gave informed consent. The data was analyzed using appropriate statistical software (MS excel and SPSS version 20). Mc Nemar test was applied for statistical significance of knowledge improvement by intervention. RESULT: Most of the Nursing students (95%) were correctly known that Hepatitis B/HCV is a viral disease and an effective vaccine against Hepatitis B is available in the market but they are not able to differentiate between Hepatitis B and C, in fact they have a mis-conception that both are the same entity. After intervention 87% of the students were aware about preventive measures against Hepatitis B/HCV. Health care providers (55%), Teaching (25) and Mass media (22%) were main source of knowledge for them. More than two thirds of students had positive attitude towards Hepatitis B/HCV infected patients. CONCLUSION: The study revealed that although a significant proportion of students were aware of Hepatitis B/HCV, their knowledge on prevention modalities was low as majority of them are unable to differentiate Hepatitis B from Hepatitis C. Students also harbored misconceptions on the modes of Hepatitis B/HCV transmission. Television, newspapers and internet were quoted as the most common source of information.

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A Systematic Review of Provider Knowledge of Hepatitis C: Is it Enough for a Complex Disease?

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As studies indicate that patients with hepatitis C face poor provider knowledge and even stigmatization, we conducted a systematic review of provider knowledge about and attitudes toward hepatitis C. We searched Medline for original studies between 1990 and 2005. Articles were abstracted to define target population, recruitment strategies, study design, and key findings. Twenty-six publications performed in nine countries were identified. Whereas studies demonstrated an understanding of the nature of hepatitis C, significant knowledge deficits existed related to natural history, diagnostic approaches, and treatment. The relevance of simple measures, such as vaccinations against hepatitis A and B, was underappreciated. While providers were aware of risk factors for the disease, there were substantial misperceptions, with 5%-20% of providers considering casual contact as a risk for disease acquisition. We conclude that while healthcare providers understand the nature of hepatitis C, important knowledge gaps persist, which may constitute barriers to appropriate therapy.

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Knowledge of chronic hepatitis C among East London primary care physicians following the Department of Health's educational campaign

Abstract: Knowledge of hepatitis C among GPs remains poor. Every GP surveyed wished to be better informed. We hope the DH will produce and audit further educational campaigns.

Cited by 37 publications

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Case-finding for hepatitis C in primary care: a mixed-methods service evaluation

Case-finding for hepatitis C in primary care: a mixed-methods service evaluation

A Study to Assess Knowledge and Awareness About the Hepatitis B and C Among Nursing College Students of Central India

A Systematic Review of Provider Knowledge of Hepatitis C: Is it Enough for a Complex Disease?

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