Nursing students' immunisation status and knowledge about viral hepatitis in Turkey: a multi-centre cross-sectional study.
Int Nurs Rev
; 58(2): 181-5, 2011 Jun.
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BACKGROUND: The aims of this multi-centre cross-sectional survey were to detect Turkish nursing students' level of knowledge on viral hepatitis, to evaluate their rates of exposure to blood and to find out their hepatitis A (HAV), hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination status. METHODS: This multi-centre cross-sectional study was conducted in 14 nursing schools located in the seven geographical regions of Turkey. A questionnaire composed of 47 questions on socio-demographic factors, level of knowledge on HAV, HBV, hepatitis C (HCV) immunisation status, exposure history and attitudes was applied to the study group. RESULTS: A total of 1491 third- and fourth-year nursing students participated with an 89% response rate. The mean age of the participating students was 21.4 ± 1.3. Their mean knowledge score was 23.7 ± 4.6 (71/100) and was significantly higher in fourth-year students than third-year students. There were significant differences in mean scores among nursing schools. Among the participants, 85.3% had received HBV vaccine and 9.1% had received HAV vaccine. The percentage of students who signify themselves at increased risk of acquiring viral hepatitis was 97.3%. Of the students, 28.1% had sustained a needle-stick injury and 5.4% had experienced conjunctival exposure to blood. CONCLUSIONS: Curriculum differences among nursing schools have a significant effect on nursing students' level of knowledge. For this reason, nursing schools should organize HBV immunisation programmes for their students to increase vaccination coverage.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estudiantes de Enfermería
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Vacunas contra Hepatitis Viral
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Inmunización
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Transmisión de Enfermedad Infecciosa de Paciente a Profesional
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Escolaridad
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Hepatitis A
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Hepatitis B
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int Nurs Rev
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido