Risk Exposure to Hepatitis B Infection among Senior Secondary School Students in a Metropolitan City of North-central Nigeria
dc.contributor.author | Aderibigbe, S.A | |
dc.contributor.author | Akinola, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Ameen, H.A | |
dc.contributor.author | Olubiyi, S.K | |
dc.contributor.author | Alatishe, M.B | |
dc.contributor.author | Osagbemi, G.K | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-02T14:12:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-06-02T14:12:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Hepatitis B is the most prevalent chronic infectious liver disease worldwide with serious sequelae. Reduction of hepatitis B infection is a national public health priority. Despite international efforts to prevent the infection through global vaccination programs, new cases are still being reported throughout the world. Objectives: This study aims to determine the risk exposure factors for hepatitis B infection among senior secondary school students in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara state, Nigeria. Methods: Multistage sampling technique was used to recruit 424 adolescents into the study. Pretested interviewer administered semi-structured questionnaires were used for the study. Data were analyzed using STATA version 10.1 software. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: The major risk exposure factors in the study population were contact with blood or body fluids (33.7%), family history of previous infection of HBV (30.4%) of the respondents; one sexual partner (16.5%), multiple sexual partners (15.3%) and ear or body piercing (14.9%). Majority (78.1%) of the respondents had low risk exposure, while 8.0% had medium risk exposure, only 59 (13.9%) of the respondents had high risk exposure for Hepatitis B virus infection. Significant relationships were found between risk exposure score and school type, gender, family history of the disease mothers’ and fathers’ educational background of the respondents (p<0.05). Conclusion: Risk exposure was low among the respondents. There is a need for a community wide campaign on health risk awareness and perception of HBV | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/10922 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Ethiopian Public Health Association | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 30 (2);96-102 | |
dc.subject | Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Risk Exposure | en_US |
dc.title | Risk Exposure to Hepatitis B Infection among Senior Secondary School Students in a Metropolitan City of North-central Nigeria | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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