Practices among patient's attendants towards Hepatitis B prevention at a Tertiary Care Hospital,Lahore

Aim: to know about different practices opted by patient's attendants for the prevention of hepatitis b at a tertiary care hospital,lahore study design: descriptive cross-sectional study place study: services hospital,lahore methods: 377 patient's attendants who accompanied patient for more than two days were included. data was collected using a structured pretested questionnaire. data was entered and analyzed in spss 17 statistical package. data was presented in the form of tables. results: among 377 participants,who responded to the questionnaire,majority were between the ages of 26-35 with male to female ratio of 3:1. regarding practices,majority of participants were having poor practices for the prevention of hepatitis b. conclusion: patient's attendants who accompany patients in medical wards were having poor practices towards hepatitis b prevention. © 2016,lahore medical and dental college. all rights reserved.