Hepatitis A virus knowledge and immunization attitudes and practices in the United Arab Emirates community

Abstract Annually, 1.5 million cases of hepatitis A infection occur worldwide. The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) has seen a decrease in infection rates and seroprevalence coupled with an increase in the average age of infection. This study aimed to assess the U.A.E. society’s hepatitis A knowledge,...

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Autores principales:	Kamel A. Samara, Hiba J. Barqawi, Basant H. Aboelsoud, Moza A. AlZaabi, Fay T. Alraddawi, Ayten A. Mannaa
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9812a1c5086947bb8d9265b866b67d052021-12-02T13:57:59ZHepatitis A virus knowledge and immunization attitudes and practices in the United Arab Emirates community10.1038/s41598-020-80089-42045-2322https://doaj.org/article/9812a1c5086947bb8d9265b866b67d052021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80089-4https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Annually, 1.5 million cases of hepatitis A infection occur worldwide. The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) has seen a decrease in infection rates and seroprevalence coupled with an increase in the average age of infection. This study aimed to assess the U.A.E. society’s hepatitis A knowledge, and attitudes and vaccination practices, with the applicability of its introduction into the local immunization schedule. A self-administered, 50-item questionnaire was used to collect data from the four most populous cities in the U.A.E., between January and March 2020. A total of 458 responses were collected and analysed using IBM-SPSS-26, R-4.0.0 and Matplotlib-v3.2.1. Females had better attitudes (P = 0.036), practices (P < 0.0005), immunization schedule knowledge (AOR = 3.019; CI 1.482–6.678), and appreciation of the immunization schedule (AOR = 2.141; CI 1.310–3.499). A higher level of perceived knowledge was associated with an actual better knowledge (P < 0.0005), better practices (P = 0.011), and increased willingness to get vaccinated (AOR = 1.988; CI 1.032–3.828). Respondents were more likely to vaccinate their children against HAV if the vaccine were introduced into the National Immunization Program (P < 0.0005). Overall, disease knowledge was lacking but with positive attitudes and poor practices. There is high trust in the National Immunization Program and a potential for improving poor practices through local awareness campaigns.Kamel A. SamaraHiba J. BarqawiBasant H. AboelsoudMoza A. AlZaabiFay T. AlraddawiAyten A. MannaaNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Kamel A. Samara Hiba J. Barqawi Basant H. Aboelsoud Moza A. AlZaabi Fay T. Alraddawi Ayten A. Mannaa Hepatitis A virus knowledge and immunization attitudes and practices in the United Arab Emirates community
description	Abstract Annually, 1.5 million cases of hepatitis A infection occur worldwide. The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) has seen a decrease in infection rates and seroprevalence coupled with an increase in the average age of infection. This study aimed to assess the U.A.E. society’s hepatitis A knowledge, and attitudes and vaccination practices, with the applicability of its introduction into the local immunization schedule. A self-administered, 50-item questionnaire was used to collect data from the four most populous cities in the U.A.E., between January and March 2020. A total of 458 responses were collected and analysed using IBM-SPSS-26, R-4.0.0 and Matplotlib-v3.2.1. Females had better attitudes (P = 0.036), practices (P < 0.0005), immunization schedule knowledge (AOR = 3.019; CI 1.482–6.678), and appreciation of the immunization schedule (AOR = 2.141; CI 1.310–3.499). A higher level of perceived knowledge was associated with an actual better knowledge (P < 0.0005), better practices (P = 0.011), and increased willingness to get vaccinated (AOR = 1.988; CI 1.032–3.828). Respondents were more likely to vaccinate their children against HAV if the vaccine were introduced into the National Immunization Program (P < 0.0005). Overall, disease knowledge was lacking but with positive attitudes and poor practices. There is high trust in the National Immunization Program and a potential for improving poor practices through local awareness campaigns.
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author	Kamel A. Samara Hiba J. Barqawi Basant H. Aboelsoud Moza A. AlZaabi Fay T. Alraddawi Ayten A. Mannaa
author_facet	Kamel A. Samara Hiba J. Barqawi Basant H. Aboelsoud Moza A. AlZaabi Fay T. Alraddawi Ayten A. Mannaa
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title	Hepatitis A virus knowledge and immunization attitudes and practices in the United Arab Emirates community
title_short	Hepatitis A virus knowledge and immunization attitudes and practices in the United Arab Emirates community
title_full	Hepatitis A virus knowledge and immunization attitudes and practices in the United Arab Emirates community
title_fullStr	Hepatitis A virus knowledge and immunization attitudes and practices in the United Arab Emirates community
title_full_unstemmed	Hepatitis A virus knowledge and immunization attitudes and practices in the United Arab Emirates community
title_sort	hepatitis a virus knowledge and immunization attitudes and practices in the united arab emirates community
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/9812a1c5086947bb8d9265b866b67d05
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Hepatitis A virus knowledge and immunization attitudes and practices in the United Arab Emirates community

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