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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards Hepatitis B Infection and Vaccination among Public Health Students in Ghana

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Open Journal of Preventive Medicine 2021年第1期11卷 43-53页

作者： Augustine Kumah Emmanuel Tormeti Gideon Dzando Hillary Selassi Nutakor Wonder Andrea Yayra Amenuvor Charles Komla Anagblah Honore Mordenu Evans Awutey Hope Akpeke prosper kpobi Department of Community Health Ensign College of Public Health Kpong Ghana Department of Nursing Anfoega Catholic Hospital Afoega Ghana Department of Nursing Flinders University Adelaide Australia Department of Mental Health Accra Psychiatric Hospital Accra Ghana Department of Oncology Ghana Health Service Ho Ghana Department of Nursing Krachi West District Hospital Krachi Ghana Department of Nursing University of Cape Coast Cape Coast Ghana Department of Pediatrics Krachi West District Hospital Krachi Ghana Department of Nursing Jasikan District Hospital Jasikan Ghana Department of Monitoring and Evaluation Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Accra Ghana

Background: Hepatitis-B (Hep-B) infection is a global public health problem of great concern which affects more than 5% of the local population in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study assessed students’ knowledge, attitude and practices towards Hepatitis B infection and vaccination at the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana. Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative descriptive survey was conducted among 262 Public Health students of the University of Health and Allied Science of the Volta region of Ghana, using a multi-stage sampling technique in selecting participants. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants. Data was analyzed using SPSS Version 20.1. Results: Study respondents were mostly males, forming 69.8% as against 30.2% of their female counterparts. All (262) respondents had knowledge on Hep-B infection and the availability of a vaccine for preventing Hepatitis infection. However, despite their knowledge of existence, the majority (56.9%) of the respondents felt they did not need to be protected from Hep-B infection. Majority (58.8%) of the total respondents have been vaccinated against Hep-B infection. The study identified the cost of vaccines as a major setback to non-vaccination. However, out of the 41.2% respondents who were not vaccinated against Hep B infection, majority (50.9%) of them were not willing to be vaccinated even if it was offered to them at no cost. Conclusion: There was a significantly high level of knowledge on Hep-B infection and the availability of vaccine for Hep-B infection among students. However, the majority of the respondents felt they did not need to be protected from Hep-B infection. More education is needed on the importance of vaccination as an effective measure for controlling Hepatitis infection.

关键词： Knowledge Practice Attitude Hepatitis B Students Ghana

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards Hepatitis B Infection and Vaccination among Public Health Students in Ghana

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Open Journal of Preventive Medicine（预防医学期刊） 2021年第1期

作者： Augustine Kumah Emmanuel Tormeti Gideon Dzando Hillary Selassi Nutakor Wonder Andrea Yayra Amenuvor Charles Komla Anagblah Honore Mordenu Evans Awutey Hope Akpeke prosper kpobi

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