Assessment of knowledge and treatment practices of hepatitis B infection in children among health professionals in Krachi districts in Ghana: a cross-sectional study.
HBV
Krachi districts
health professionals
knowledge
treatment
Journal
Journal of public health in Africa
ISSN: 2038-9922
Titre abrégé: J Public Health Afr
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 101586943
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 Aug 2023
07 Aug 2023
Historique:
received:
17
01
2023
accepted:
12
04
2023
medline:
27
9
2023
pubmed:
27
9
2023
entrez:
27
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains one of the neglected infectious diseases. Children infected with HBV are at higher risk of becoming chronic carriers. Barriers to measures against HBV in children are attributed to inadequate knowledge by some health professionals. This study assessed knowledge and treatment practices of HBV in children among health professionals. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among health professionals (185) in three districts in Krachi using a structured questionnaire. Stata version 15 was used to analyze participants' responses on awareness, knowledge, and treatment practices. Pearson's product-moment correlation was used to determine the relationship between knowledge and treatment practices. Multivariate regression analysis assessed the relationships between variables at P<0.05 and 95% confidence interval. 20% were not aware of HBV in children and 85% had only fair knowledge about HBV in children. Only 29% indicated good knowledge and treatment practices of HBV in children. A unit increase in knowledge of HBV in children leads to a 1.42 unit increase in awareness (P<0.01), and a 1.3 unit increase in treatment practice (P<0.01) of HBV in children. Participants demonstrated only fair knowledge about HBV in children. Seminars and workshops on HBV in children for health professionals must intensify.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains one of the neglected infectious diseases. Children infected with HBV are at higher risk of becoming chronic carriers. Barriers to measures against HBV in children are attributed to inadequate knowledge by some health professionals. This study assessed knowledge and treatment practices of HBV in children among health professionals.
Materials and Methods
UNASSIGNED
A cross-sectional survey was conducted among health professionals (185) in three districts in Krachi using a structured questionnaire. Stata version 15 was used to analyze participants' responses on awareness, knowledge, and treatment practices. Pearson's product-moment correlation was used to determine the relationship between knowledge and treatment practices. Multivariate regression analysis assessed the relationships between variables at P<0.05 and 95% confidence interval.
Results
UNASSIGNED
20% were not aware of HBV in children and 85% had only fair knowledge about HBV in children. Only 29% indicated good knowledge and treatment practices of HBV in children. A unit increase in knowledge of HBV in children leads to a 1.42 unit increase in awareness (P<0.01), and a 1.3 unit increase in treatment practice (P<0.01) of HBV in children.
Conclusions
UNASSIGNED
Participants demonstrated only fair knowledge about HBV in children. Seminars and workshops on HBV in children for health professionals must intensify.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37753438
doi: 10.4081/jphia.2023.2469
pmc: PMC10519114
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
2469Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, the Author(s).
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest: the authors declare no potential conflict of interest.
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