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Knowledge and Risk Factors of Hepatitis B Disease Among Women Attending Antenatal Care at Arua Regional Referral Hospital, Arua, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorManenga, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorOdongo, Alfred Owino
dc.contributor.authorSuleiman, Mbaruk A.
dc.contributor.authorAtwine, Benjamin
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-17T08:36:12Z
dc.date.available2024-07-17T08:36:12Z
dc.date.issued2022-09-28
dc.description.abstractBackground Hepatitis B is a highly infectious disease with a prevalence of 4.3% among people aged 15–64 years, with a prevalence of 5.6% in men compared to 3.1% in women in Uganda. Mother-to-child transmission accounts for nearly 50% of new cases per year, and infants who acquire hepatitis B disease before 5 years have a 90% chance of progressing to chronic hepatitis B infection. Objective The study assessed the knowledge and risk factors of hepatitis B disease among women attending antenatal care (ANC) at Arua Regional Referral Hospital (ARRH), Uganda. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out at ANC at ARRH. Convenience sampling was used, and a sample size of 384 was calculated. Each participant was evaluated using a structured questionnaire and screened for HBsAg using commercial rapid test kits. Assessment of knowledge was performed using a hepatitis B basic knowledge summary score. Data analysis was carried out using MICROSOFT EXCEL-2013 and STATA version 14 packages. Results Poor knowledge levels of hepatitis B disease stood at 17.9%, while 82.1% of the pregnant women had adequate knowledge. A prevalence of 2.05% was obtained from the participants in the study. None of the assessed risk factors was significantly associated with HBsAg positivity.
dc.identifier.citationBenjamin Atwine, Mbaruk A. Suleiman, Alfred Owino Odongo et al. Knowledge and Risk Factors of Hepatitis B Disease Among Women Attending Antenatal Care at Arua Regional Referral Hospital, Arua, Uganda, 28 September 2022, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2102123/v1]
dc.identifier.issn2693-5015
dc.identifier.urihttps://erepository.mku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/6087
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherResearch Square
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subjectRisk factors
dc.subjectHepatitis B disease
dc.subjectAntenatal
dc.titleKnowledge and Risk Factors of Hepatitis B Disease Among Women Attending Antenatal Care at Arua Regional Referral Hospital, Arua, Uganda
dc.typeArticle
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