| publication name | Pregnant Women' Knowledge and Attitude regarding Hepatitis B Virus Infection: a Structured Teaching Program |
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| Authors | Fatma Kamal Ali, Hanan Amin Ali, Ola Abdel-Wahab Afifi Araby |
| year | 2021 |
| keywords | Egyptian Journal of Health Care |
| journal | Egyptian Journal of Health Care |
| volume | 12 |
| issue | 1 |
| pages | 301-324 |
| publisher | Fatma Kamal Ali |
| Local/International | Local |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Fatma Kamal Ali Ahmed_3.pdf |
Abstract
Background: Hepatitis B Virus infection is one of the world's most common viral hepatitis and a significant global public health issue with varied prevalence across the world. Aim of the research was to investigate the effectiveness of a structured teaching program on pregnant women' knowledge and attitude regarding hepatitis B virus infection with pregnancy. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was adopted. Setting: the research was performed at an outpatient clinic for obstetrics and gynaecology affiliated to the Benha University Hospital. Sample: A purposive sample of 220 pregnant women were recruited. Tools: three tools were used for data collection; a structured self-administered questionnaire, knowledge assessment sheet and modified likert scale for maternal attitude. Results: illustrated that there was a highly statistically significant improvement in relation to pregnant women’ knowledge and attitude regarding hepatitis B virus infection at post-intervention phase compared to pre-intervention phase (P ≤ 0.001). As well, there were a positive highly statistically significant correlation between total knowledge and total attitude scores at preintervention and post-intervention phases (P ≤ 0.001). Conclusion: the structured teaching programme had a positive effect on the improvement of pregnant women' knowledge and attitude regarding hepatitis B virus infection with pregnancy. Recommendations: Educational program about hepatitis B virus infection should be a part of antenatal care for every pregnant woman.