TY  - JOUR
TI  - Knowledge Level and Risk Perceptions about Hepatitis of Relatives of Patients with Hepatitis B and C Admitted to Erciyes University Hospitals
AB  - Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and risk perceptions about the disease of relatives of patients with chronic hepatitis B and C. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 121 relatives of patients with chronic hepatitis B and C admitted to Erciyes University Hospital, Infectious Diseases Outpatient Clinic between December 2016 and June 2017 were included. Results: The mean age of the participants was 44.0±14.5 years. Sixty-four participants were male (52.9%) and 83.5% were married. 61.2% of the patients had hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and 38.8% had HCV infection and 67.8% of the relatives stated that they lived in the same house with the patients. When the relatives of the patients were asked what type of hepatitis they knew, 92.6% stated that they knew HBV, 86.8% said they knew HCV and 79.4% said they knew both HBV-HCV. 26.4% of the participants did not know hepatitis. Approximately one-quarter of the relatives did not know what hepatitis B carrier is. 52.1% of the patient’s relatives stated that they felt at risk for hepatitis infection and 69.4% stated that they had hepatitis tests and 48.8% had HBV vaccine. 38.7% ohose who did not have vaccination stated that they did not intend to have the vaccination. Conclusion: Although the majority of the patient’s relatives knew the basic ways of transmission of hepatitis B and C, their level of knowledge about other risks of transmission in their daily lives was insufficien
AU  - KILIÇ, Ayşegül ULU
AU  - BAYKAN, ZEYNEP
AU  - ALABAY, Selma
AU  - ÇETİNKAYA, Fevziye
AU  - NAÇA, Melis
AU  - ORAL, Belgin
AU  - MEŞE, Emine Alp
DO  - 10.4274/vhd.galenos.2020.2020.0021
PY  - 2021
JO  - Viral Hepatitis Journal
VL  - 27
IS  - 1
SN  - 2147-2939
SP  - 6
EP  - 12
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/508282
ER  -