Health Worker’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Hepatitis B Infection at Benghazi Medical Center

Objectives: Infection by hepatitis B virus (HBV) among health care workers (HCWs) and its management are one of the pillars of viral hepatitis control and prevention strategies.Health-related behaviors are affected by different aspects of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward HBV.The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between KAP among HCWs and HBV infection at the Benghazi Medical Center.Materials and Methods: This study used a descriptive case study with a self-administered questionnaire.The data collected between August and November 2021 were coded and analyzed using SPSS software version 23.Results: The professions correctly answered 67.9% of knowledge questions, 71.0% of attitude questions, and 87.3% of practice questions.A One-Way ANOVA between participants showed significant differences between the profession groups in terms of knowledge scores [14.8; 95% confidence interval (CI): 14.4-15, p=0.001), practice scores (9.2; 95% CI: 8.9-9.5, p=0.00), and attitude scores (3.5; 95% CI: 3.4-3.6,p=0.03).The correlation coefficients between KAP revealed that the attitude and knowledge scores showed a moderately positive relationship that was statistically significant (r=0.403;p=0.001).Among 317 participants, 49% reported they had the vaccine, 33% had not received the vaccine, and 18% were unsure about their vaccine status. ZAma: Salk alanlar (S) arasnda hepatit B virs (HBV) enfeksiyonu ve ynetimi, viral hepatit kontrol ve nleme stratejisinin temel direklerinden biridir.Salkla ilgili davranlar, HBV'ye ynelik bilgi, tutum ve uygulamann (KAP) farkl ynlerinden etkilenir.Bu almann amac, Bingazi Tp Merkezi'ndeki S'ler arasndaki KAP ile HBV enfeksiyonu arasndaki ilikiyi aratrmakt.