Impact of Education Program on Health Related Behaviors Among Patients With Chronic Viral Hepatitis C | ||||
| Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing | ||||
| Article 4, Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2015, Page 56-78 PDF (295.07 K) | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/pssjn.2015.34435 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Amany Gamal ElGharib* | ||||
| Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Hepatitis C virus infection is the major etiological agent of chronic hepatitis and liver disease worldwide. It is estimated that approximately 130-210 million individuals of the world population are chronically infected with HCV .Egypt has the highest prevalence of HCV is worldwide, representing that 15% of the general population in Egypt have HCV, responsible for almost 90% of infections that cause chronic liver disease and death in the country.Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an educational program on health related behaviors among patients with chronic viral hepatitis C treated by pegylated alpha interferon and ribavirin combination therapy .subject and methods :The research design was Quasi experimental. The sample constituted of 216 hepatic C patients were classified into two equal groups: control and study, treated by alpha pegylated interferon and ribavirin combination therapy in El-Tadamon hospital in Port -Said city. The tool that is used for data collections was Hepatitis C Virus Health Related Behaviors Assessment Questionnaire. Results: revealed that There was a statistically significant difference between the study and the control group regarding total scores health behaviors before, and after three and six months of the program (p= 0.018, 0.0001, 0.0001).The conclusion: depicted that statistically significant improvement of CHC patients' health behaviors was found regarding HCV disease during the health education program phases. Based on this finding, the research hypothesis was fulfilled. . Recommendation: The study recommended development of a health education unit in each specialized liver center with the availability of qualified and trained nurses. Nurses should hold sessions to provide health education and counseling for these patients. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Education program; Knowledge; Viral Hepatitis C | ||||
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