Attitudes towards premarital screening for hepatitis B virus infection in Iran

被引：9

作者：

Adibi, Peyman

Hedayati, Saeid

Mohseni, Masood

机构：

[1] Department of Gastroenterology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan

[2] Department of Gastroenterology, Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan

来源：

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCREENING | 2007年 / 14卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1258/096914107780154495

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Objective: To evaluate the attitudes of the young adult population towards premarital screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV). Methods: Premarital counselling for reproductive health and testing for thalassaemia is required for couples wishing to be married in Iran. We added an information session about hepatitis B to the routine counselling programme, and then evaluated the attitudes of the enrolled population towards premarital screening for hepatitis B, through a self-administered questionnaire. Results: From a total of 1342 participants, 1316 individuals returned the questionnaires (response rate: 98.1%). In total, 73.2% of participants were in agreement with HBV screening. Male sex and higher level of education were associated with more positive attitudes towards HBV testing. Conclusion: Conducting a universal premarital HBV screening programme would be highly acceptable in Iran.

引用

页码：43 / 45

页数：3

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