Journal of Medical Sciences1682-44741812-5727Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/jms.2008.62.67AnsariH. MasoudiG.R. RakhshaniF. Kord-MostafapourF. Arbabi-SarjoA. 1200881The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge of students of
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences about VHI and it`s related factors.
This cross sectional study was performed on 356 students of Zahedan University
of Medical Sciences. The subjects were selected using stratified random
sampling. The data collected using structured questionnaire. Maximum score
of knowledge was 100. The data were analyzed by SPSS version 13 software
using descriptive and analytical (ANOVA, Independent T, Spearman correlation
coefficient and chi square tests) statistics. The mean of total score
of students were 40.2 ± 18.2. The mean of knowledge score about
hepatitis A and E (32.8 ± 22.7), hepatitis B, C and D (47 ±
18.6), about symptoms and treatment (32.1 ± 13.5) and about prevention
from these infections was 58 ± 27.3. There was statistically significant
relationship between knowledge of students and average, field, semester
and graduate level (p<0.05). The knowledge of student about prevention
of hepatitis infections was more than other aspects of disease such as
symptoms, treatment and transmission, so teaching about treatment and
symptoms of these infections to diagnosis is too important. The students
of health course should be educated about VHI more than others students
and educational program should be performed with respect to variables
that were related to awareness of students.]]>Adebamowo, C.A.,200218528532Al-Jabri, A.A., S. Al-Adaw, J.H. Al-Abri and S.H. Al-Dhahry,200425484487Askarian, M., A. Ziad and A. Ashraf,200728241244Ayyat, A.A., H.A. Sayed and A.M. Abou Had,200430511522Beltrain, E.M. and F.C.D.C. Alvardo-Rami,200350129Billing, G. and L.C. Stokes,1998Chhabra, P., V.L. Grover, O.P. Agrawal and K.K. Dubey,200234221225Chironna, M., C. Germinario, P.L. Lopalco, F. Carrozzini, S. Barbuti and M. Quarto,2003317074Ghahramani, F., A. Mohammadbeigi and N. Mohammadsalehi,200665962Hu, S.W., H.R. Lai and P.H. Liao,200418587593Kosgeroglu, N., U. Ayranci, E. Vardareli and S. Dincer,20041322733Lindsay, J., A.M.A. Smith and D.A. Rosenthal,200523135139Gershon, R.R., C. Mitchell, M.F. Sherman, D. Vlahov, M.K. Lears, S. Felknor and R.A. Lubelczyk,200533510518