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IAR Journal of Medicine and Surgery Research
2024, Volume:5, No 6 : 109-118 doi: https://doi.org/10.70818/iarjmst.2024.v05106.0150
Original Article
Knowledge and Practice level regrading Prevention and Nutritional Management of Hepatitis B among Blood Donors in some Selected Territory Hospital of Dhaka City Bangladesh
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Medical Technologist at Medical College for Women and Hospital, Uttara, Dhaka-1230, Bangladesh
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Medical Technologist, United Hospital Ltd, Gulshan, Dhaka-1212. Bangladesh
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Consultant & Founder at Hasnat’s Physiotherapy Lalmatia, Dhaka. Pediatric Neonatal Hospital Ltd, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
Received
Oct. 8, 2024
Revised
Nov. 10, 2024
Accepted
Nov. 21, 2024
Published
Nov. 28, 2024
Abstract

Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health concern, affecting an estimated 240 million individuals worldwide. Blood donors' knowledge and practices related to HBV remain underexplored. Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practices of blood donors regarding nutritional management and prevention of HBV. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 120 blood donors using a simple random sampling technique and semi-structured face-to-face interviews. Data were analyzed using statistical procedures such as t-tests, Pearson Chi-square tests, and frequency distributions. Result: The mean age of participants was 34.5 years, with 83% female and 50% aged between 31 and 40 years. Results indicated that 56.7% of blood donors exhibited good practices related to HBV, while only 25.0% demonstrated strong knowledge. Statistical analysis revealed that blood donors from rural areas had a significantly higher level of knowledge (p=0.001), with rural participants scoring 0.80 compared to 0.78 in urban participants. Female donors had a higher mean practice score (0.81) than male donors (0.70) with a p-value of 0.02. Additionally, Muslim donors exhibited significantly better practices compared to their counterparts (p=0.035), with Muslim donors scoring 0.89 versus 0.79 among non-Muslim donors. Conclusions: This study highlights the gaps in knowledge and practices concerning HBV among blood donors, especially regarding nutritional management. Gender, location, and religion significantly influenced knowledge and practice scores. 

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