Knowledge and prevention of Liver Cirrhosis among Adults in Ilorin West Local Governement Area, Kwara State, Nigeria.
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2023-04
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Faculty of Education, Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State, Nigeria
Abstract
Cirrhosis is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide and represents an important burden on healthcare resources. This study investigated knowledge of the causes and prevention of cirrhosis among adults living in Ilorin West Local Government Area (LGA), Kwara State. It also examined differences in knowledge of causes and prevention of cirrhosis among this group of people based on gender and age. Descriptive research design was adopted. The population comprised of all adults in Ilorin West LGA, Kwara state. Three-staged sampling procedure was employed to select a total of 200 respondents for the study. A researchers’ structured questionnaire was adopted for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, simple percentage, mean and ranking while independent t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistics were used to test hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. The findings revealed that there was a significant difference in knowledge of causes of cirrhosis based on gender and based on age. However, there was no significant difference in knowledge of prevention of cirrhosis based on gender and age. The study concluded that the knowledge of the causes and prevention of cirrhosis among respondents was
inadequate. It was recommended that adults should be sensitized on the various ways cirrhosis could be caused as well as prevented, advocacy should be sought to vaccinate adults who missed out hepatitis vaccinations in childhood.
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Knowledge, Causes, Cirrhosis, Prevention, Morbidity
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Jidda, K. A., Oyeyemi, S. T., Abdulrasaq, Q. O. & Oyeyemi, A. O. (2023). Knowledge and prevention of Liver Cirrhosis among Adults in Ilorin West Local Governement Area, Kwara State, Nigeria. Jigawa Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 6(2): 7-22. A publication of the Faculty of Education, Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State, Nigeria