A survey of knowledge about hepatitis B among new military recruits in China

Yuan-Yuan Li; Wei-Wei Chen; Lei Wei; Yang-Xin Xie; Li-Feng Wang; Jun-Liang Fu; Fu-Sheng Wang

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A survey of knowledge about hepatitis B among new military recruits in China

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- A survey of knowledge about hepatitis B among new military recruits in China
- Military Medical Research Vol. 4, Issue 2, Pages: 86-92(2017)
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  Treatment and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, 302 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100039, China
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- Published：2017-06
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Yuan-Yuan Li, Wei-Wei Chen, Lei Wei, et al. A survey of knowledge about hepatitis B among new military recruits in China[J]. Military Medical Research, 2017, 4(2): 86-92.
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Yuan-Yuan Li, Wei-Wei Chen, Lei Wei, et al. A survey of knowledge about hepatitis B among new military recruits in China[J]. Military Medical Research, 2017, 4(2): 86-92. DOI：

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Abstract

Background:

Hepatitis B is a disease that affects the liver and is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B is a serious public health problem in China. The objective of this study was to assess knowledge of and behaviours towards the transmission and prevention of hepatitis B of new military recruits in China.

Methods:

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 800 new military recruits. A self-administered

structured questionnaire was used to collect information

and 727 questionnaires were returned completed. Analysis was performed using SPSS 18.0

and

0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results:

Of the respondents

665(91.5%) were male and 62(8.5%) were female. The mean age was 18.9±1.7 years. A total of 608 respondents (83.6%) demonstrated poor knowledge and 119(16.4%) adequate knowledge about HBV. Older age

female and higher education level were statistically associated with a higher mean knowledge score. Multivariate logistic regression showed that age (

=3.040

95%CI 1.724–5.359

0.001) and gender (

=1.791

95%CI 1.325–2.421

0.001) were significantly associated with appropriate behavioural practices towards prevention of HBV.

Conclusion:

Against a backdrop of high HBV prevalence in China

new military recruits had poor knowledge of HBV. New recruits need better education about HBV to assist in reducing and preventing HBV infection.

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