Research Article
Occupational Hepatitis B Exposure: A Peek into Indian Dental Students’ Knowledge, Opinion, and Preventive Practices
Table 3
Preventive practices of students regarding Hepatitis B.
| Sr. number | Questions | Response | (%) |
| 1 | Have you been vaccinated with all doses of Hepatitis B? | Yes | 96 (44.4%) | No | 88 (40.7%) | Do not know | 32 (14.8%) |
| 2 | Do you inform the patients about Hepatitis and offer them to be vaccinated? | Yes | 122 (56.5%) | No | 80 (37.0%) | Do not know |
14 (6.5%) |
| 3 | Do you use personal protective measures like facemask, aprons, head cap, eye shields, and so forth while treating patients? | Yes | 138 (63.9%) | No | 57 (26.4%) | Do not know | 21 (9.7%) |
| 4 | Do you wash your hands after contact with patients body fluids? | Yes | 128 (59.3%) | No | 67 (31.0%) | Do not know | 21 (9.7%) |
| 5 | Do you check the indicator showing whether or not instruments have been sterilized before using them in any procedure? | Yes | 110 (50.9%) | No | 72 (33.3%) | Do not know | 34 (15.7%) |
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