TO ASSESS KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE TOWARDS HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTION IN PATIENTS COMING TO GASTROENTEROLOGY OPD AT RAWAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, ISLAMABAD

http://doi.org/10.46536/jpumhs/2023/13.01.404

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Objective: The objective behind this study was to assess knowledge, attitude, and

practice towards hepatitis b virus infection in patients coming to gastroenterology OPD

at Rawal Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad. Methods: This population & hospitalbased descriptive study was conducted through a convenience sampling technique from

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st March, 2022 to 31st August, 2022 in the department of general medicine, Rawal

Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi. The study implemented 24- close ended

questions consisted of three sections through which knowledge, attitude, and practice

were assessed regarding HBV infection. All baseline and clinical data were taken using a

structured questionnaire and then entered & analysed using SPSS v. 22. Results: A total

of 243 patients who responded to the questions were included in this study for final

analysis. Overall mean age and SD was 36.27±17.81 years. The age range between 18

years to 85 years and majority belongs to young age group, ≥18 – 40 years (40.74%, n

=99). Study participants had overall good knowledge (79.21%) while average practice

regarding HBV was (57.83%) regarding HBV infection. Conclusions: Most of our study

participants were males and belong to younger age group. Overall response rate of

knowledge regarding HBV infection was good and most of the participants will seek

medical attention if they get infected. Unluckily, only a small percentage of participants

(11.11%) participated in health education regarding HBV infection