Hepatitis B knowledge and stigma in the United Arab Emirates.

ABSTRACT: Globally, there are 1.2 million new chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infections every year. The UAE is a low-endemic region where no previous studies have explored HBV stigma. This study aims to evaluate the UAE's population HBV knowledge, HBV vaccine attitudes, and stigmatizing attitudes towards the HBV infection. A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate knowledge and stigma; the previously-developed and validated stigma scale (Hepatitis B Virus - Stigma Scale, HBV-SS) was used. A total of 601 responses were retained for analysis in both python-3 and R. Chi-squared, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for bivariate analyses and ordinary least squares (OLS) regression was used for linear modelling. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted, and goodness-of-fit

SUBMITTER: Barqawi HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11947439 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature