دورية أكاديمية
Hepatitis e prevalence, knowledge, and practice of preventive measures among secondary school adolescents in rural Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.
| العنوان: | Hepatitis e prevalence, knowledge, and practice of preventive measures among secondary school adolescents in rural Nigeria: a cross-sectional study. |
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| المؤلفون: | Mbachu CNP; Department of Paediatrics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. chiomambachupauline@gmail.com., Ebenebe JC; Department of Paediatrics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria., Okpara HC; Department of Chemical Pathology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria., Chukwuka JO; Department of Paediatrics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria., Mbachu II; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology|, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria., Elo-Ilo JC; Department of Paediatrics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria., Ndukwu CI; Department of Paediatrics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria., Egbuonu I; Department of Paediatrics, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. |
| المصدر: | BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2021 Sep 10; Vol. 21 (1), pp. 1655. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 10. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968562 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2458 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712458 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Hepatitis E*/epidemiology , Hepatitis E*/prevention & control, Adolescent ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Nigeria/epidemiology ; Prevalence ; Schools |
| مستخلص: | Background: Currently, there is a paucity of data on the knowledge and practice of preventive measures for Hepatitis E infection in Nigerian populations. This study provided data on the prevalence, knowledge and practices of prevention in an adolescent population from Nigeria. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted over 3 months among rural Nigerian secondary school adolescents. An interviewer-based questionnaire was used to collect data on sociodemographic profile, knowledge, and practice of preventive measures for Hepatitis E infection. Blood samples collected from participants were analysed for Hepatitis E IgG using Elisa Kits (Sigma Diagnostics, USA). Data were analysed using SPSS software version 20.0. Tests of association were done with a level of significance set at 5%. Results: A total of 9 out of the 414 participants tested positive for Hepatitis E IgG antibodies giving a prevalence of 2.2%. Significant factors for Hepatitis E infection were male gender {P = 0.004} and school {P < 0.001, however logistic regression gave infinite value. Most participants (98.6%) had poor knowledge of Hepatitis E infection, 239(57.7%) had good preventive practices, while 175(42.3%) had average preventive practices. Conclusion: A low prevalence of HEV infection was recorded among study participants. There was poor knowledge of Hepatitis E, and association could not be established between HEV infection and individual preventive practices. (© 2021. The Author(s).) |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Adolescents; Hepatitis E; Knowledge; Nigeria; Practice; Prevalence |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20210911 Date Completed: 20211020 Latest Revision: 20240403 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240403 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC8434741 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12889-021-11702-y |
| PMID: | 34507564 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12889-021-11702-y |