Knowledge of hepatitis C prevention and treatment and its influencing factors among medical staff in Lanzhou
Objective To understand the awareness rate of hepatitis C knowledge among medical staff in Lanzhou,explore the relevant influencing factors and provide a scientific basis for the prevention and treatment of hepatitis C in Lanzhou city.Methods A multi-stage stratified sampling method was used to select clinicians by department in the selected hospitals for the survey.Decision tree model and logistic regression model were used to explore the influencing factors of knowledge about hepatitis C among medical staff.Results A total of 937 valid questionnaires were collected.The total awareness rate of knowledge about hepatitis C prevention and treatment was 63.6%,among which the awareness rate of basic knowledge about hepatitis C prevention and treatment was 89.9%,and the awareness rate of professional knowledge about hepatitis C prevention and treatment was only 52.5%in Lanzhou.The decision tree model of knowledge awareness rate of hepatitis C had 3 layers,and the factors including educational level,age,whether to open a test sheet for hepatitis C in the last month and sex were significant.The logistic regression model identified 5 influencing factors,including educational level,department,whether to open a test sheet for hepatitis C in the last month,hospital grade,and hospital type(P<0.05).Conclusions The medical staff in Lanzhou had a low awareness rate of the knowledge of hepatitis C prevention and treatment.Educational level,age,sex,department,whether or not a hepatitis C test was taken in the last month,hospital grade,and hospital type were the major influencing factors,the next step should be to strengthen the medical staff knowledge of hepatitis C prevention and treatment training.
Hepatitis CAwareness rateMedical staffsDecision tree analysisLogistic regression