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February 28, 2026Indian Journal of Gastroenterology0 citationsOpen Access

Inadequate Awareness About Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among High School Children in India

Awareness is inadequate among high school children about the hepatitis B virus infection in India

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AHAftab HussainNCNanda ChhaviGSGeetika Srivastava

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Observational study reveals insufficient knowledge about hepatitis B virus in high school children, indicating a need for education.

Key Points

  • Assess the knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B virus infection among high school students in India.
  • Prospective observational cross-sectional study
  • Conducted at a tertiary care teaching hospital
  • Included high school children aged 12 to 19 years
  • Participants completed a 19-question survey
  • Data collected from 329 students after exclusions
  • 66.6% correctly identified hepatitis B as a virus
  • Only 4.9% believed HBV can infect young people
  • 93.9% incorrectly thought HBV is transmitted through food and water
  • 41.4% knew HBV is vaccine-preventable
  • Overall low scores in knowledge about epidemiology and transmission routes
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Hussain et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a285da0a974eb0d3c00c84https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-025-01947-5
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