Pediatric knowledge about acute viral hepatitis

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Autor(a) principal: Franca,Rita
Data de Publicação: 2004
Outros Autores: Silva,Luciana, Melo,Maria Clotildes, Cavalcante,Suzy, Lima,Bruno, Rocha,Anita, Gomes,Cristiana, Franca,Mônica
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000300006
Resumo: Knowledge about hepatotropic viruses is crucial for pediatricians because of the high prevalence of viral hepatitis during childhood. The multiplicity of hepatotropic viruses, the spectrum of acute and chronic infections, and the sequels of viral hepatitis result in a need for physicians to better understand the clinical and epidemiological context of patients with viral hepatitis, as well as the importance of prevention measures for hepatitis. A descriptive cross-sectional study was made of pediatrician's knowledge about viral hepatitis, through questionnaires to 574 pediatricians, with no obligation of identification. The pediatricians were recruited among those who attended a national Congress of Pediatrics in Brasília, Brazil. Among these pediatricians, 50.1% frequently treated cases of hepatitis, and 74.7% indicated that they had knowledge of the existence of five hepatotropic viruses; 14.5% knew about at least four types of hepatitis complications, while only 7.7% and 4.3% were able to correctly diagnose viral hepatitis A and B, respectively. Many (28.4%) did not know how to treat the patients adequately. Only 37.5% had already recommended vaccination against hepatitis B. Only 50.2% of the pediatricians had been vaccinated against hepatitis B. We concluded that it is crucial to make pediatricians more knowledgeable about viral hepatitis, through continued education programs, especially emphasizing prevention procedures.
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title Pediatric knowledge about acute viral hepatitis
spellingShingle Pediatric knowledge about acute viral hepatitis
Franca,Rita
Hepatitis
pediatrics
title_short Pediatric knowledge about acute viral hepatitis
title_full Pediatric knowledge about acute viral hepatitis
title_fullStr Pediatric knowledge about acute viral hepatitis
title_full_unstemmed Pediatric knowledge about acute viral hepatitis
title_sort Pediatric knowledge about acute viral hepatitis
author Franca,Rita
author_facet Franca,Rita
Silva,Luciana
Melo,Maria Clotildes
Cavalcante,Suzy
Lima,Bruno
Rocha,Anita
Gomes,Cristiana
Franca,Mônica
author_role author
author2 Silva,Luciana
Melo,Maria Clotildes
Cavalcante,Suzy
Lima,Bruno
Rocha,Anita
Gomes,Cristiana
Franca,Mônica
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Franca,Rita
Silva,Luciana
Melo,Maria Clotildes
Cavalcante,Suzy
Lima,Bruno
Rocha,Anita
Gomes,Cristiana
Franca,Mônica
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Hepatitis
pediatrics
topic Hepatitis
pediatrics
description Knowledge about hepatotropic viruses is crucial for pediatricians because of the high prevalence of viral hepatitis during childhood. The multiplicity of hepatotropic viruses, the spectrum of acute and chronic infections, and the sequels of viral hepatitis result in a need for physicians to better understand the clinical and epidemiological context of patients with viral hepatitis, as well as the importance of prevention measures for hepatitis. A descriptive cross-sectional study was made of pediatrician's knowledge about viral hepatitis, through questionnaires to 574 pediatricians, with no obligation of identification. The pediatricians were recruited among those who attended a national Congress of Pediatrics in Brasília, Brazil. Among these pediatricians, 50.1% frequently treated cases of hepatitis, and 74.7% indicated that they had knowledge of the existence of five hepatotropic viruses; 14.5% knew about at least four types of hepatitis complications, while only 7.7% and 4.3% were able to correctly diagnose viral hepatitis A and B, respectively. Many (28.4%) did not know how to treat the patients adequately. Only 37.5% had already recommended vaccination against hepatitis B. Only 50.2% of the pediatricians had been vaccinated against hepatitis B. We concluded that it is crucial to make pediatricians more knowledgeable about viral hepatitis, through continued education programs, especially emphasizing prevention procedures.
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