@conference{
author = "Vrekić, Petar and Milošević-Georgiev, Andrijana",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Nowdays, many viral infections have become a major burden on public health.
Hepatitis B is a potentially fatal disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which can be
prevented by immunization (1). Therefore, the aim of the research was to assess the
knowledge and attitudes of pharmacy students at the University of Belgrade regarding HBV.
Two prospective cross-sectional studies were conducted during 2017. and 2022. using a
purpose-built questionnaire. 583 students participated in the research, of which 300 in
2017. and 283 in 2022. Female students accounted for 77% vs 80%. 24% vs 20% knew
which types of hepatitis exist, while 25% vs 35% believe that they received the vaccine at
birth. 97% vs 98% think that as future health professionals they should have knowledge
about the prevention of sexually transmitted infections, including HBV, while 18% vs 16%
think they already acquired that knowledge. 57% vs 58% would vaccinate against HBV. A
quarter of the respondents in 2017. and a fifth in 2022. believe that knowledge they acquired
at the faculty about the transmission of HBV infection is adequate. The obtained results show
that the knowledge of pharmacy students about HBV decreased in 2022. compared to 2017.
although the faculty increases importance on this topic. Increased number of students who
would vaccinate against HBV is encouraging. Therefore, it is necessary to emphasize the
importance about risk, prevention and increase awareness of vaccination benefits for
pharmacy students., Već ina svetske populacije pati od mnogih virusnih infekcija, koje su postale veliki teret
za javno zdravlje. Hepatitis B je potencijalno fatalna bolest uzrokovana virusom hepatitisa B
(HBV), koja se može sprečiti imunizacijom (1). S toga je cilj rada bio procena znanja i stavova
studenata farmacije, Farmaceutskog fakulteta Univerziteta u Beogradu o HBV. Sprovedene su
dve prospektivne studije preseka tokom 2017. i 2022. godine, pomoću namenski kreiranog
upitnika. U istraživanju je učestvovalo ukupno 583 studenata, 300 studenata 2017. i 283
studenta 2022. godine. Studenti ženskog pola su činili 77% tj. 80% ispitanika. 24% odnosno
20% znalo je koje vrste hepatitisa postoje, dok 25% tj. 35% smatra da je vakcinu primilo na
rođenju. 97% odnosno 98% smatra da kao budući zdravstveni radnici treba da imaju znanja
o prevenciji polno prenosivih infekcija, poput HBV, dok 18% tj. 16% smatra da to znanje već
poseduje. Osim toga, nešto više od polovine ispitanika (57% vs 58%) bi se vakcinisalo protiv
HBV. Četvrtina ispitanika 2017. odnosno petina 2022. smatra da je znanje koje je steklo na
fakultetu o prenosu infekcije HBV adekvatno. Dobijeni rezultati pokazuju da se znanje
studenata farmacije o HBV smanjilo 2022. godine u odnosu na 2017. iako se na fakultetu
pridaje sve veći značaj ovoj temi. Međutim, ohrabrujuće je povećanje broja studenata koji bi
se vakcinisao protiv HBV. S toga potrebno je dodatno naglasiti značaj edukacije studenata
farmacije o merama rizika i prevencije, ali i povećati svest o prednostima vakcinacije.",
publisher = "Savez farmaceutskih udruženja Srbije (SFUS)",
journal = "Arhiv za farmaciju",
title = "Knowledge and attitudes of pharmacy students related to hepatitis B virus, Znanje i stavovi studenata farmacije u vezi sa virusom hepatitisa B",
volume = "72",
number = "4 suplement",
pages = "S337-S338",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_4546"
}
