Knowledge, Attitude and Preventive Measures regarding Hepatitis B among Adolescents contacting Outpatient Pediatric Clinics | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 13, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2017, Page 158-171 PDF (315.5 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.44935 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Wafaa Hassan Alseraty1; Fatma M. Amin2; Samia A. El nagar3 | ||||
| 1Pediatric nursing, faculty of nursing, Tanta University | ||||
| 2Pediatric nursing, faculty of nursing, Mansoura University | ||||
| 3Pediatric nursing, Menoufiya University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Hepatitis B infection is a serious health problem worldwide. Prevention of this disease with its fatal consequences depends greatly on the level of adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and preventive measures about it. Aim: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and preventive measures regarding hepatitis B among adolescents contacting Pediatric Outpatient Clinics of Tanta University hospitals, Egypt. Setting: The study was carried out at Outpatients Pediatric Clinics of Tanta University Hospitals. Sampling: A purposive sample of all adolescents contacting the pediatric clinic from June - July 2016 and willing to participate in the study were included. Their number was 100 adolescents and their ages ranged from 12-18 years. Research design: A descriptive design was used. Results: The majority of the studied subjects had educated parents, about three fourth of them had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding hepatitis B definition, management and the family constitute the main sources of knowledge to 39% of them. About one third of the studied subjects who had unsatisfactory score of the total knowledge were males (29%) and had none employed parents (father 35%& mother 44%).Regarding the subjects' attitude, three fourth of them ; realize that hepatitis B is an infectious disease and half of them also accept to make a check up for hepatitis B. One third of the studied subjects' who had unsatisfactory attitude to hepatitis B infection were males and had none employed parents, compared to only one fifth of female subjects. Regarding subjects' preventive measures, about one third of male subjects had unsatisfactory preventive measures score regarding hepatitis B and had none employed parents. Conclusion: More than three fourth of the studied subjects had unsatisfactory knowledge about hepatitis B definition and management and have unsatisfactory attitude to hepatitis B and do unsatisfactory measures when dealing with hepatitis B infected persons. Recommendations: Educational and health promotion programs should be conducted to increase the level of knowledge, attitudes and preventive measures regarding Hepatitis B among the adolescents | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Knowledge; Attitude; preventive measures; hepatitis B and adolescents | ||||
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