dc.contributor.author
Maqsood, Sidra
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Iqbal, Sarosh
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Zakar, Rubeena
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Zakar, Muhammad Zakria
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Fischer, Florian
dc.date.accessioned
2023-03-14T13:17:36Z
dc.date.available
2023-03-14T13:17:36Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/38371
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-38090
dc.description.abstract
Background: In 2019, around 5 million and 10 million people were affected by hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) respectively in Pakistan. On World Hepatitis Day 2019, Pakistan's Government announced the Prime Minister's Plan to eliminate HBV and HCV from the country by 2030. In order to achieve this goal, adequate knowledge about HBV and HCV regarding mode of transmission, symptoms of the disease, and awareness about available treatments and vaccines is imperative. The present study aims to investigate the determinants related to overall knowledge about and behaviour in relation to HBV and HCV amongst married women in Pakistan.
Methods: Secondary data analysis was carried out using the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS) 2017-18. A series of questions regarding women's knowledge about how to avoid HBV and HCV and their health behaviour in relation to HBV and HCV were posed to 12,364 ever-married women of reproductive age (15-49 years). Bivariate and multivariable logistic and linear regression was applied to examine the effects of sociodemographic characteristics and covariates on women's overall knowledge and health behaviour regarding HBV and HCV.
Results: The findings highlight that the majority of women (88.3%) have heard of HBV and HCV. Nonetheless, only 34.8% had comprehensive knowledge about how to avoid HBV and HCV. Few women (11.3%) had been tested for HBV or HCV during the year preceding the survey. Furthermore, the results indicate that women living in urban areas, being older, and having more than 10 years of schooling, reported better knowledge and health behaviours regarding HBV and HCV.
Conclusion: This study provides evidence that women's sociodemographic characteristics create differences in their overall knowledge about and attitudes towards HBV and HCV. This research emphasized that there is a need to create awareness about the causes and prevention of HBV and HCV in order to achieve the goal of eliminating these diseases in Pakistan by 2030.
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dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
Social determinants
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dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit
dc.title
Determinants of overall knowledge and health behaviours in relation to hepatitis B and C among ever-married women in Pakistan: evidence based on Demographic and Health Survey 2017–18
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Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.articlenumber
2328
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1186/s12889-021-12406-z
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
BMC Public Health
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishername
Springer Nature
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
21
refubium.affiliation
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
refubium.funding
Springer Nature DEAL
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pmid
34969379
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1471-2458