Seifu, Selamawit (2017) Assessement of Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Associated Factors towards Hepatitis B Prevention among Patients Coming to Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Background: Hepatitis B is the most common serious liver infection in the world. Hepatitis B infection is caused by the hepatitis B virus which attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease and puts people at high risk of death from cirrhosis and liver cancer. Hepatitis B infection is one of the major public health problems and is the tenth leading cause of death. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors towards hepatitis B prevention among patients coming to public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2017. Method: Health Institution based, cross-sectional study design was conducted from March to April 2017. A total of 422 patients were selected by random sampling method from public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Data was collected based on interview administered pre tested structured questionner. Descriptive analysis was done and level of knowledge, attitude and practice was determined based on the mean value of questions asked and bivariate and multivariate regression for analysis of relation between dependent and independent variables. The data was checked for its completeness manually and then entered in EPI DATA version 3.1.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 22 statistical software package. Confidence interval 95% and P-Value < 0.05 Result: From the total of 422 study participant the response rate was 396 (94%). Almost half of the respondents had a poor knowledge 197(49.7), negative attitude of 190(48%) and poor practice 266(67.2%). unemployment [AOR=0.236, [0.075,0.756] and housewife [AOR=0.284, [0.102,0.794] less likely associated with good knowledge, Monthly income [AOR=2.123, [1.022, 4.409] more likely and educational level less likely [AOR=0.235, [0.068, 0.812] with positive attitude and marital status more likely (AOR= 3.409, 95% CI [1.380,8.422] with good practice. Conclusion: Results from this study showed that poor knowlegdge, Negative attitude and poor practice of patients towards HB. nearly half of the respondents had poor knowledge and more than half are with poor practice. Therefore, extensive health educational campaign should be provided to general population and especially to patients coming to public hospitals.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Hepatitis B, Patients, Prevention, Addis Ababa |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Emmanuel Ndorimana |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jul 2018 13:51 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jul 2018 13:51 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/7966 |
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