Cukurova University Adana Vocational School Students' Knowledge Levels about HBV, HCV and HIV and Their Attitudes towards Protection from Infectious Diseases

Year 2017, Volume 2, Issue 1(4), 41 - 41, 01.11.2017

Duygu Ayabakan Çot Zuhal Akbaba Muhsin Akbaba

Abstract

Objective:


In our study, it was aimed to determine the level of knowledge about hepatitis
b (HBV), hepatitis c (HVC) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and information
and applications about infectious diseases in the Hair and Beauty Services
Department of Cukurova University Adana Vocational School.

Method:

Our study is cross-sectional type and students from 2016-2017 education periods
were formed in the department of Hair and Beauty Services of Adana Vocational
School of Higher Education. A total of 110 students were enrolled and 88
students (80% participation) who accepted the research were included.

Results:

94.3% (n: 83) of the participants were females. 36.4% (n: 32) of students
stated that they had full dose HBV vaccine. 54.5% (n: 48) of the students knew
that HBV is a harmful disease, 50% (n: 44) knew that it is infectious and 48.9%
knew that it has treatment. 73% of those who knew that it is infectious knew
infection is spread with blood. About HIV, 81.8% (n: 72) of the students stated
that it was a disease, 79.5% (n: 70) knew it is infectious and 22.7% (n: 20)
knew it has cure. 53% of those who knew that it is contagious knew that it is
spread by blood and 92% knew that it is spread by sexual intercourse. On the
HCV side, 28.4% (n: 25) knew that it is a harmful disease, 22.7% (20) knew it
is contagious and 63% knew it is infectious. 45.5% stated they always use
gloves, 25% stated they always wear masks and 46.6% stated they always wear
apron.

Conclusion:

They should have more knowledge about their occupational risk in order to be at
risk for these infectious diseases and it would be useful to add information
about infectious diseases to their curricula.

 

 

Keywords:
HBV, HCV, Infectious disease

Keywords

Cukurova University Adana Vocational School Students' Knowledge Levels about HBV

References

• Duygu Ayabakan Çot1, Zuhal Akbaba2, Muhsin Akbaba1 1Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Public Health Department,Adana /Turkey 2Cukurova University Adana Vocational School, Hair and Beauty Services Department,Adana /Turkey