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In Bangladesh, however, there is limited understanding of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of nurses concerning HBV, highlighting a significant gap in research and awareness. Therefore, the study aimed to assess the KAP of nurses regarding HBV.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross\u2010sectional study was conducted among 120 nurses through face\u2010to\u2010face interviews using a semi\u2010structured questionnaire, employing a convenience sample technique. Different statistical tools, including frequency distribution, Box and Whisker plot, the non\u2010parametric Mann\u2013Whitney U test and Kruskal\u2013Wallis test were used in data analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The average age of the participants was 34.5 years, and most of the participants were female (83%). Nurses' vaccination uptake was 70.8% This study revealed that nurses' knowledge scores have a median of 0.77 (Interquartile range (IQR): 0.13). The Attitude scores, with a median of 0.88 (IQR: 0.25), and the practice scores was 0.87 (IQR: 0.38) regarding HBV. The nonparametric test demonstrated significant (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.046) variation of knowledge among nurses across their age groups and young\u2010aged nurses showed better knowledge score. On the other hand, nurses' attitudes and practice behaviors significantly differed by their sex. Female nurses demonstrated higher attitude scores than male nurses [median attitude score: 0.88 (95% CI: 0.81\u20130.99) vs. 0.75 (95% CI: 0.74\u20130.88);\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.005]. Similarly, female nurses showed higher practice scores [median practice score: 0.87 (95% CI: 0.69\u20130.98) vs. 0.75 (95% CI: 0.62\u20130.87);\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.034].\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Nurses' KAP were found to be unsatisfactory. Knowledge was differed significantly across age groups. Furthermore, significant sex\u2010based differences were observed in attitudes and practices, with female nurses demonstrating more favorable attitudes and better practices than male counterparts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hsr2.73265","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,23]],"date-time":"2026-09-23T08:55:31Z","timestamp":1790153731000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Understanding Hepatitis B\u2013Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Nurses of a Selected Tertiary Hospital in Northwestern Bangladesh"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-7003-8512","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Salekur","family":"Rahman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biological Science University of Rajshahi Rajshahi Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-9112-3623","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sadhan Kumar","family":"Das","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Mohakhali Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-5646-9692","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zaki","family":"Farhana","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Credit Information Bureau, Bangladesh Bank\u2010 The Central Bank of Bangladesh  Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7752-1953","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Md Abu Bakkar","family":"Siddik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of the Environment Nanjing University Nanjing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3138-4989","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anjan Kumar","family":"Roy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing and Health Science Jashore University of Science and Technology Jashore Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-2833-4418","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Piue","family":"Dey","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Mohakhali Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7169-2508","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shuvojit Kumar","family":"Kundu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Mohakhali Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-5024-8532","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Md Anwar","family":"Hossain","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Master of Public Health North South University Dhaka Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8122-2243","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"S. 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