Abstract:
Objective: The objective behind this study was to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice towards hepatitis b virus infection in patients coming to gastroenterology OPD at Rawal Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad. Methods: This population & hospitalbased descriptive study was conducted through a convenience sampling technique from 1st March, 2022 to 31st August, 2022 in the department of general medicine, Rawal Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi. The study implemented 24- close ended questions consisted of three sections through which knowledge, attitude, and practice were assessed regarding HBV infection. All baseline and clinical data were taken using a structured questionnaire and then entered & analysed using SPSS v. 22. Results: A total of 243 patients who responded to the questions were included in this study for final analysis. Overall mean age and SD was 36.27±17.81 years. The age range between 18 years to 85 years and majority belongs to young age group, =18 - 40 years (40.74%, n =99). Study participants had overall good knowledge (79.21%) while average practice regarding HBV was (57.83%) regarding HBV infection. Conclusions: Most of our study participants were males and belong to younger age group. Overall response rate of knowledge regarding HBV infection was good and most of the participants will seek medical attention if they get infected. Unluckily, only a small percentage of participants (11.11%) participated in health education regarding HBV infection.
Page(s):
186-193
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: journal of Peoples University of medical and Health Sciences, Pakistan., Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Year: 2023
Keywords:
Pakistan
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awareness
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Chronic hepatitis B
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HBV infection