Public awareness of hepatitis B infection in Turkey as a model of universal effectiveness in health care policy

GÜRAKAR M., MALİK M., KESKİN O., İDİLMAN R.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.25, no.3, pp.304-308, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tjg.2014.6718
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.304-308
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background/Aims: This study aimed to analyze the knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in an HBV-infected Turkish population as a model for global health care practice and to evaluate potential factors associated with the disease spread and its prevention.