| Sumari: | Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh where they are living in congested camps with limited resources.
This living condition increases the risk of transmission of hepatitis B & C. The objectives of this
study was to find the risk factors associated with hepatitis B & C and the frequency of the risk factors
the Rohingya are exposed to. Subsequent to this, the study aims to raise awareness to the participants
about transmission, treatment and prevention regarding hepatitis B & C. This was a cross-sectional
study and the sampling method was consecutive random sampling. This study was done at the
Kutupalong refugee camp with 246 participants. Majority of the participants were females and the
mean age was 34.63 ± 15.41. The risk factor with highest frequency was the use of vaccine with
54%. The highest behavioral risk factor was not using protection during intercourse. In a logistic
regression it was found that participants without knowledge on jaundice are 2.996 times of having
jaundice. It was also found that education has association with jaundice, but uneducated participants
are at a higher of having jaundice than the educated participants with a p value below 0.05. The
study could be used to raise awareness among the participants about transmission, treatment and
prevention regarding hepatitis B & C with the help of the local and international NGOs.
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