Predictors of Knowledge and Risk Perception on Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among People Who Inject Drugs in Dodoma, Tanzania: A Cross-sectional Study
Rabi Msabi Sumbuka, Erick Donard Oguma, Stephen M Kibusi · 2025
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Rabi Sumbuka, Erick Oguma, and Stephen Kibusi survey people who inject drugs in Dodoma, Tanzania, on hepatitis B. This liver virus spreads through shared needles, and people who inject drugs face high risk. Care and vaccine reach for this group stays low, so what they know and fear shapes their risk. The team polled 206 clients at a methadone clinic between June and September 2021 with a set form.
Knowledge of how the virus spreads and how to block it was poor across the group. Just 36 percent scored at a sound level on the knowledge part. The team then weighed which traits, such as school years or clinic time, tracked with poor knowledge or low risk sense. Clinic-based teaching could close the worst gaps at low cost. Full trait tables sit in the report for health planners.
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| CREATOR | Rabi Msabi Sumbuka, Erick Donard Oguma, Stephen M Kibusi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |