Knowledge and Awareness of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nigeria

The World Health Organisation recently launched a campaign to reduce Hepatitis B Viral Infections by 80% globally. Achieving this goal is partly predicated on proper awareness of persons in regions of high transmission. The aim of this study was to assess the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection knowle...

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Published in:Annals of global health 2019-04, Vol.85 (1), p.56
Main Authors: Eni, Angela O, Soluade, Mojisola G, Oshamika, Oyewumi O, Efekemo, Oghenevwairhe P, Igwe, Titilayo T, Onile-Ere, Olabode A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Education
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Immunization
Independent variables
Infections
Knowledge
Multivariate analysis
Original Research
Questionnaires
Risk taking
Statistical methods
Vaccines
Working class
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Summary:The World Health Organisation recently launched a campaign to reduce Hepatitis B Viral Infections by 80% globally. Achieving this goal is partly predicated on proper awareness of persons in regions of high transmission. The aim of this study was to assess the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection knowledge status of persons across three states in Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional study among 758 persons selected by convenience sampling was conducted from March to July 2016. Structured questionnaires were administered to consenting participants and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods in SPSS V20. Respondents showed average knowledge with a mean knowledge score of 4.85 ± 2.69 out of a max score of 9.00. Respondents belonging to the working class had significantly better knowledge (5.59 ± 2.34 p 
ISSN:2214-9996
2214-9996
DOI:10.5334/aogh.33