Perception and practices relating to hepatitis B Infection among in-school adolescents in Ogun State, Nigeria
Babcock Univ. Med. J
; 4(1): 14-22, 2021. Tables, figures
Article
in English
| AIM (Africa)
| ID: biblio-1291976
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
This study examined the perception and practices relating to Hepatitis B infection among In-school adolescents in Ogun State, Nigeria.Methods:
A cross-sectional study of 300 in-school adolescents selected by a multi-stage sampling method. Data were elicited using a pretested self-administered questionnaire which included questions relating to respondents' risky practices, and a 35-point Hepatitis B perception scale. Descriptive statistics, as well as Chi-square statistics, were generated using IBM SPSS Version 23, and the significance level was set at 0.05.Results:
The mean age of the respondents was14.31 ± 1.73years and slightly over half (51.7%) were females. Less than half (45%) of the adolescents perceived themselves to be susceptible to Hepatitis B infection, while 31% perceived Hepatitis B infection to be a serious disease. Almost half (49%) of the adolescents had unfavorable perceptions. The most common risky practices among the respondents were sharing skin-piercing instruments with their family members (79%) and friends (68.7%). There are significant associations between sex (gender) and risky practices such as the practices of unsafe sex (X2= 9.11; p=0.10); having multiple sexual partners (X2= 12.08;p =0.02); and sharing skin-piercing instruments (X2= 5.52;p=0.01) with more males reporting the above practices than females. Conclusion/Recommendation To minimize the identified risky practices and unfavorable perception, educational intervention programs aimed at promoting Hepatitis B virus preventive behaviors and increasing the level of perception of vulnerability and seriousness of HBV infection among in-school adolescents should be conducted.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
Database:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Perception
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Public Health Practice
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Hepatitis B
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Babcock Univ. Med. J
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Department of Public Health, Babcock University, Ilishan Remo/NG