Risk Exposure to Hepatitis B Infection among Senior Secondary School Students in a Metropolitan City of North central Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAderibigbe S.A
dc.contributor.authorAkinola D.
dc.contributor.authorAmeen H.A
dc.contributor.authorOlubiyi S.K
dc.contributor.authorAlatishe-Muhammad B.
dc.contributor.authorOsagbemi G.K
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-22T10:45:15Z
dc.date.available2025-04-22T10:45:15Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractBackground: 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. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2016;30(2):96-102]
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/15219
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEthiop J. Health Dev
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 30 (2); 99-106
dc.subjectHepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)
dc.subjectHepatitis B virus (HBV)
dc.subjectRisk Exposure
dc.titleRisk Exposure to Hepatitis B Infection among Senior Secondary School Students in a Metropolitan City of North central Nigeria
dc.typeArticle

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