World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES REGARDING HEPATITIS A & E AWARENESS AMONG BIOLOGICAL AND NON- BIOLOGICAL STUDENTS

Azka Rizvi, Naveed Ahmed, Ayesha Naeem, Zeshan Ali, Waqas Saleem, Muhammad Ilyas and Altaf Ahmed*

ABSTRACT

Aims and objectives: To determine and assess the level of awareness and knowledge among biological and non-biological respondents regarding HAV/HEV. Methods: Respondents filled a pre-tested structured questionnaire. The variables accessed were their knowledge of disease regarding etiology, mode of transmission, and prevention & control measures. It was observed that there was significant difference in the knowledge among students from biological sciences and non-biological sciences students. Results: Data showed that, 92% of respondents from biological sciences (BS) group and 58% of non-biological sciences (NBS) had knowledge about HAV/HEV. Furthermore, 68% of respondents from BS group and 17% of respondents from NBS group had knowledge about the mode of transmission and spread of HAV and HEV infection. Conclusion: Awareness campaigns should be conducted to make people aware of the ways HAV/HEV spreads, its mode of transmission, severity of infection and preventive measures to minimize its spread as well as chances to acquire HAV/HEV infections. It is important to understand the need to educate people, especially from lower socio-economic status as they might not know about these infections and how it spreads.

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