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OS52: OCCUPATIONAL HEPATITIS B EXPOSURE: A PEEK INTO
INDIAN DENTAL STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE, OPINION, AND
PREVENTIVE PRACTICES.

PRESENTING AUTHOR: DR SANDEEP KUMAR
AFFILIATION: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY, DENTAL
INSTITUTE, RIMS, RANCHI-09. Email id: drsandeep40@gmail.com
KEYWORDS: Hepatitis B, Vaccination, Dental students, Infection control, Preventive practices.
ABSTRACT:

Objective: To determine the level of knowledge, opinions, and preventive practices followed by dental
students against Hepatitis B. The study also explored if any correlation existed between knowledge,
opinion, and preventive practices score.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a dental teaching institution. The
subjects comprised 216 dental students. The study was conducted using a pretested, self-administered
questionnaire. The questionnaire was prepared to assess knowledge, opinion, and preventive practices
against Hepatitis B. Kruskal-Wallis and Kendall Tau test were performed.

Results: The study found that only 44.4% of the students were vaccinated with Hepatitis B vaccine.
59.3% of the students reported washing their hands after contact with patient’s body fluids. 63.9%
used personal protective measures like facemask, aprons, head cap, eye shields, and so forth, while
treating patients. Median knowledge, opinion, and practice scores were found to be 5.00, 3.00, and 3.00,
respectively. Significant correlation was obtained between knowledge and preventive practices score (
= 0.385, value < 0.0001).
Conclusion: Effective measures need to be taken to improve preventive practices of the students to
prevent them from risk of Hepatitis transmission. Mandatory vaccination against Hepatitis B needs to be
implemented.

OS53: DEMOGRAPHIC RISK FACTORS FOR MORTALITY OF

COVID 19 PATIENTS ADMITTED IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL-A
CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Sandhya Singh *, Dr Shraddha Mishra, Dr Shubhra Dubey
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Department of Community Medicine, Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar M.P.
Email: sandhyasingh03@gmail.com

ABSTRACT:

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments worldwide imposed severe restrictions
on public life in order to limit the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. For informed decision making it is
important to quantitatively assess how the age, gender, and length of stay affects mortality of COVID 19
patients. It is important to find out more useful prognostic factor for mortality. Hence this study will reveal
prevalence of mortality across age, gender and length of stay. We will assess determinant of mortality
using independent variable age, gender and length of stay.
Methods: Cross-sectional observational study was conducted in Covid Positive patients admitted
at Tertiary care hospital Bundelkhand Medical College Sagar. Data was collected from Medical
Record Department patients who are admitted during April 2020 to June 2021. Results: This study
was conducted on 3084 patients in which mortality occurred in 510 patients during the study

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