Knowledge, Practice and Satisfaction of Clients with Hepatitis C Virus Regarding Sovaldi Therapy | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 39, Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2018, Page 587-599 PDF (289.34 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.208571 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Nora Mohamed Abd El Rahman1; Omaima Mohamed Esmat2; Mona Abo Bakr Abd Ellatef2 | ||||
| 1B.Sc. Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University | ||||
| 2Assist Professor of Community Health Nursing, Lecturer of Community Health Nursing Department Faculty of Nursing, - Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: The introduction of sovaldi combination therapy marked the beginning of a new era in HCV treatment in Egypt, which is highly-effective with cure rate over 90%as a part of MOHP efforts to eliminate the morbidity and mortality resulting from its prognosis and to control the viral hepatitis epidemic. Aim of the study: was to assess knowledge, practice and satisfaction of clients with hepatitis C virus regarding sovaldi therapy. Design: descriptive research design was utilized to carry out this study. Setting: The present study was conducted at the liver center in Banha City. Sample: purposive sample including 290 clients with hepatitis C virus at the liver center in Banha City. Tools: an interviewing questionnaire was used, it divided into four main parts: Part 1: Socio-demographic characteristics and medical data, Part 2: client knowledge regarding sovaldi therapy, Part 3: client practices regarding sovaldi therapy, Part 4: client satisfaction regarding the provided care. Results: this study indicated that, mean age for study subjects was 35.23±11.58, 67.6% of them were male, 71.3% of the study subjects had unsatisfactory level of knowledge regarding HCV and sovaldi combination therapy, 31.4% of the study subjects had satisfactory practices regarding sovaldi combination therapy; 69.7% were unsatisfied from the quality of care provided. Conclusion: there are significant association between the clients total knowledge score and educational qualification, occupation and income, there was a highly statistical significance association between total practice score and their educational qualification and their age, there are highly statistical significance association between total satisfaction score and their income. Recommendation: Based on this finding, the investigator recommended to carry out health education sessions to the clients receiving sovaldi therapy regarding: their practices toward sovaldi administration, proper nutrition, the restricted medication during treatment and about the possibility of re infection. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Knowledge; practices; satisfaction; hepatitis C virus; Sovaldi therapy | ||||
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