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Knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B amongst students of Pamo University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Ogban, G I; Iwuafor, A A; Iwuafor, A A; Ushie, S N; Emanghe, U E; Edadi, U E; Ekpe, L.

Afr. J. Clin. Exp. Microbiol; 25 (1), 2024

Background: Globally, 296 million people were infected by hepatitis B in 2019, with 1.1 million deaths. Africa is one of the endemic regions. Good knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B remain pivotal to the biosafety of medical students. This study sought to determine the levels of knowledge and aware...

Hepatitis B, Knowledge, Awareness, Universities, Schools, Medical

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Impact of COVID-19 on orthopaedic surgery clinical exposure for medical students: A retrospective study at a teaching hospital in Pretoria, South Africa

Background This study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown restrictions on the clinical exposure of final-year medical students rotating through the orthopaedic surgery department at a medical school in Pretoria, South Africa. Methods A retrospective review (1 April through ...