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Perception and Practices relating to Hepatitis B Infection among In-school Adolescents in Ogun State, Nigeria

Authors: OLAOYE Titilayo , AGBEDE Catherine , & Oshiname Fredrick

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Babcock University Medical Journal

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Objective: This study examined the perception and practices relating to Hepatitis B infection among In-school adolescents in Ogun State, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 300 in-school adolescents selected by a multi-stage sampling method. Data were elicited using a pretested self-administered questionnaire which included questions relating to respondents' risky practices, and a 35-point Hepatitis B perception scale. Descriptive statistics, as well as Chi-square statistics, were generated using IBM SPSS Version 23, and the significance level was set at 0.05. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 14.31 ± 1.73years and slightly over half (51.7%) were females. Less than half (45%) of the adolescents perceived themselves to be susceptible to Hepatitis B infection, while 31% perceived Hepatitis B infection to be a serious disease. Almost half (49%) of the adolescents had unfavorable perceptions. The most common risky practices among the respondents were sharing skin-piercing instruments with their family members (79%) and friends (68.7%). There are significant associations between sex (gender) and risky practices such as the practices of unsafe sex (X2= 9.11; p=0.10); having multiple sexual partners (X2= 12.08; p =0.02); and sharing skin-piercing instruments (X2= 5.52; p=0.01) with more males reporting the above practices than females. Conclusion/Recommendation: To minimize the identified risky practices and unfavorable perception, educational intervention programs aimed at promoting Hepatitis B virus preventive behaviors and increasing the level of perception of vulnerability and seriousness of HBV infection among in-school adolescents should be conducted.

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OLAOYE,T. AGBEDE,C. Oshiname,F. . (2021). Perception and Practices relating to Hepatitis B Infection among In-school Adolescents in Ogun State, Nigeria, 4 (), 14-14.

OLAOYE,T. AGBEDE,C. Oshiname,F. . "Perception and Practices relating to Hepatitis B Infection among In-school Adolescents in Ogun State, Nigeria" 4, no (), (2021): 14-14.

OLAOYE,T. and AGBEDE,C. and Oshiname,F. and . (2021). Perception and Practices relating to Hepatitis B Infection among In-school Adolescents in Ogun State, Nigeria, 4 (), pp14-14.

OLAOYET, AGBEDEC, OshinameF, . Perception and Practices relating to Hepatitis B Infection among In-school Adolescents in Ogun State, Nigeria. 2021, 4 ():14-14.

OLAOYE,Titilayo , AGBEDE,Catherine , and Oshiname,Fredrick . "Perception and Practices relating to Hepatitis B Infection among In-school Adolescents in Ogun State, Nigeria", 4 . (2021) : 14-14.

O.Titilayo A.Catherine & O.Fredrick , "Perception and Practices relating to Hepatitis B Infection among In-school Adolescents in Ogun State, Nigeria" vol.4, no., pp. 14-14, 2021.

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