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This study compared IPC knowledge, attitudes, self\u2010reported practices, and self\u2010reported hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination completion between fourth\u2010 and fifth\u2010year dental students.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross\u2010sectional questionnaire study included separate fourth\u2010 and fifth\u2010year dental\u2010student cohorts at the College of Dentistry, Al\u2010Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq. The investigator\u2010developed, context\u2010adapted questionnaire comprised 12 knowledge, 10 attitude, and 12 self\u2010reported practice items. We used Mann\u2013Whitney U and chi\u2010squared tests for academic\u2010year comparisons, with Holm adjustment applied to the prespecified families of KAP comparisons.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The study included 188 participants: 95 fourth\u2010year students (79.4% response rate) and 93 fifth\u2010year students (77.5% response rate). Fifth\u2010year students had higher knowledge scores than fourth\u2010year students (median [interquartile range], 11 [10\u201312] vs. 9 [8\u20139]; Holm\u2010adjusted\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.003;\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.70), greater knowledge adequacy (97.8% vs. 55.8%; Holm\u2010adjusted\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.003), and a higher prevalence of self\u2010reported completion of the three\u2010dose HBV vaccination schedule (60.2% vs. 31.6%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001; Cramer's V\u2009=\u20090.29). Attitude and self\u2010reported practice scores were high in both cohorts, with comparatively smaller between\u2010cohort differences.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The two cohorts differed principally in IPC knowledge and self\u2010reported HBV vaccination completion. Because the study was cross\u2010sectional, the findings do not demonstrate within\u2010student improvement or the causal effect of academic progression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/eje.70299","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,8]],"date-time":"2026-09-08T04:41:46Z","timestamp":1788842506000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Knowledge, Attitudes, Self\u2010Reported Practices, and Self\u2010Reported Hepatitis B Vaccination Completion Among Dental Students: A Cross\u2010Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.1111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3372-944X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aya","family":"Ali","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Periodontics Mustansiriyah University  Baghdad Iraq"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0141-9159","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hani","family":"Radhi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral Surgery Mustansiriyah University  Baghdad Iraq"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6714-803X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ahmad Fliah","family":"Hassan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Oral Medicine and Pathology, Oral Medicine Department, College of Dentistry Mustansiriyah University  Baghdad Iraq"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4899-824X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Faaiz Yaqub","family":"Alhamdani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Dentistry Ibn Sina University of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences  Baghdad Iraq"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_13_2_1","unstructured":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care 2016accessed at March 5 2026 https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/dental\u2010infection\u2010control\/hcp\/summary\/index.html."},{"key":"e_1_2_13_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2020.11.025"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/healthcare12242536"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12903\u2010018\u20100706\u20100"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph18126248"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7759\/cureus.52843"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2022.06.015"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph19052879"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7759\/cureus.39747"},{"issue":"6","key":"e_1_2_13_11_1","first-page":"35","article-title":"Knowledge and Practice Regarding Infection Control Among Dental Students at Basra University College of Dentistry, Iraq","volume":"5","author":"Fadil A. 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