Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Barbers Regarding Hepatitis B and C Viral Infection in Sana’a City, Yemen

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• 作者：Nabil Ahmed Al-Rabeei (1) nabilalrabeei@hotmail.com
  Abdulhameed Ali Al-Thaifani (2)
  Abdulsalam Mohammed Dallak (3)
• 关键词：Knowledge – Attitudes – Practices – Barbers – HBV – HCV
• 刊名：Journal of Community Health
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：October 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：37
• 期：5
• 页码：935-939
• 全文大小：162.1 KB
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• 作者单位：1. Department of CH. Nsg, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana’a University, P.O. Box: 11215, Sanaa, Yemen2. Department of Med-Surg. Nsg, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana’a University, Sanaa, Yemen3. Department of MCH. Nsg, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana’a University, Sanaa, Yemen
• ISSN：1573-3610

文摘

There is strong evidence that razors, barber’s scissors, nail files and body piercing instruments are risk factors for transmission of hepatitis B and C. to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding hepatitis B and C virus among barbers in Sana’a city. KAP study was conducted from July–September 2011. Two hundred and thirty four barbershops were surveyed. Out of 234 barber shops, 73.1% heard about viral hepatitis B and C. The awareness of modes of transmission of hepatitis and the different sources/risk factors were moderate, ranging from 51.6% who knew that hepatitis can be transmitted through sexual transmitted to 82.1% who knew that hepatitis can be transmitted through blood transfusion. 54.9% of barbers did not agree that it was essential to have periodic tests for HBV and HCV; however, 67.5%would themselves like to be tested for these infections. 32% washed their hands before attending each client, 59% cleaned instruments with disinfectant between clients, 96.1% washed razors with tap water before use on a new client, 92.6% also washed their razors with an antiseptic solution after every use, 87% used a new blade on new clients and 55% used disinfectants for skin cuts. In Yemen, a large number of barbers are shaving clients with an old style razor with a permanent blade. There is moderate awareness about the various modes of transmission of hepatitis among the barbers.