Factors relating to acceptance of hepatitis b virus vaccination by nursing students in a tertiary hospital, Pakistan

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-53

  Mengal, Hafeez ur Rehman ^a   Howteerakul, Nopporn ^b   Suwannapong, Nawarat ^b   Rajatanun, Thitipat ^c  

^a BOLAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NAVAMINDRADHIRAJ UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Hepatitis B vaccine; Hepatitis B virus; Nursing students; Pakistan; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS, NURSING;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 45749148233     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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