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Original Research

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Health-Care Workers Towards Hepatitis B Virus Prevention in Kabul, Afghanistan

Rohullah Roien1 Medical Research Centre, Kateb University, Kabul, AfghanistanCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Sayed Hamid Mousavi1 Medical Research Centre, Kateb University, Kabul, Afghanistan
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Akihiko Ozaki2 Department of Breast Surgery, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan;3 Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4415-9657
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Sayed Abulqasem Baqeri1 Medical Research Centre, Kateb University, Kabul, Afghanistan
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Sayed Mohammad Reza Hosseini1 Medical Research Centre, Kateb University, Kabul, AfghanistanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6063-6831
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Shoaib Ahmad4 Department of Pediatrics, District Head Quarters Teaching Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Sunil Shrestha5 Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Service Research, Nepal Health Research and Innovation Foundation, Lalitpur, Province Bagmati, Nepal;6 Nobel College Faculty of Health Sciences, Pokhara University, Kathmandu, Province Bagmati, NepalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9174-7120
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Pages 3177-3186 | Published online: 15 Nov 2021

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