Cross - Sectional Assessment and Correlation between Knowledge and Practice towards Hepatitis B among Non-Medical Students of Aljouf University

Altaf Hussain Banday; Farooq Ahmad Wani; Khalid Sulaiman Alanazi; Khalid Fahad Alanazi; Feras Fahad A. Alris; Mohammed Hammad Almaeen; Ahmed Abdulhamid Alanazi

doi:10.12816/0045431

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Cross - Sectional Assessment and Correlation between Knowledge and Practice towards Hepatitis B among Non-Medical Students of Aljouf University

Authors:

Altaf Hussain Banday | Farooq Ahmad Wani | Khalid Sulaiman Alanazi | Khalid Fahad Alanazi | Feras Fahad A. Alris | Mohammed Hammad Almaeen | Ahmed Abdulhamid Alanazi

Publisher:

Al Jouf University

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Aljouf University Medical Journal 2016 Vol.3 Issue 4, pp.31-42

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

115267

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

16586700

DOI:

10.12816/0045431

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Abstract:

 Background: Hepatitis B (HB) is a serious and life-threatening infectious disease affecting the liver. Knowledge about symptoms of acute HB, modes of transmission and its prevention, and, thereafter behavioral change are mainstay tools to decreasing the influx of patients into the chronically infected HB population pool. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) surveys about infectious diseases are tools for need assessment and prioritization.
Objective: The study aimed at assessing KAP and correlation between knowledge and practice towards HB among the non-medical students of Aljouf University.
Participants and Methods: Using non-probability consecutive sampling, a cross-sectional study was carried out targeting 520 apparently healthy adults in six colleges of Aljouf University using a validated questionnaire to assess KAP and their correlation towards HB. Kruskal Wallis and Mann–Whitney U tests were used to assess any difference between study variables. Correlation coefficient was calculated to evaluate any association between quantifiable variables under study.
Results: Four hundred respondents completed the questionnaires (76.92% response rate). Two hundred and six (51.5%) were males. The mean ± SD age of the study population was 21.3 ± 1.46 years. Mean scores of 13.06 ± 2.94, 5.68 ± 1.13 and 3.77 ± 1.50 were observed for knowledge, attitude and practice, respectively. Among all variables, the nature of the college of study was the only variable associated with mean KAP scores (p <0.05). A significant correlation was observed between knowledge about HB and reported practices in the community (r = 0.250, p value <0.001). No significant correlation was observed between knowledge and attitude (r = 0.017, p value >0.05) or between attitude and practice (r = 0.078, p value >0.05) of the sampled population.
Conclusion: The current study indicates that an adequate knowledge on prevention and control of HB exists among the non-medical student community. However, this adequate knowledge is not necessarily being translated into passionate attitude and good practices. Future research dissecting causes for the lack of such correlation is mandatory.

Article Details

Cross - Sectional Assessment and Correlation between Knowledge and Practice towards Hepatitis B among Non-Medical Students of Aljouf University

Authors:

Altaf Hussain Banday | Farooq Ahmad Wani | Khalid Sulaiman Alanazi | Khalid Fahad Alanazi | Feras Fahad A. Alris | Mohammed Hammad Almaeen | Ahmed Abdulhamid Alanazi

Publisher:

Al Jouf University

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Aljouf University Medical Journal 2016 Vol.3 Issue 4, pp.31-42

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

115267

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

16586700

DOI:

10.12816/0045431

Descriptors:

HEPATITIS

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

PROPHYLAXIS

COLLEGE STUDENTS

SAUDI ARABIA

Knowledge

Attitude

Practice

Correlation

Hepatitis B

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Altaf Hussain Banday | Farooq Ahmad Wani | Khalid Sulaiman Alanazi | Khalid Fahad Alanazi | Feras Fahad A. Alris | Mohammed Hammad Almaeen | Ahmed Abdulhamid Alanazi

Publisher: Al Jouf University

Main Topics: Medicine

Journal: Aljouf University Medical Journal 2016 Vol.3 Issue 4, pp.31-42

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2016

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 115267

Frequency: Quarterly

pISSN: 16586700

DOI: 10.12816/0045431

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Altaf Hussain Banday | Farooq Ahmad Wani | Khalid Sulaiman Alanazi | Khalid Fahad Alanazi | Feras Fahad A. Alris | Mohammed Hammad Almaeen | Ahmed Abdulhamid Alanazi

Publisher:

Al Jouf University

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Aljouf University Medical Journal 2016 Vol.3 Issue 4, pp.31-42

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

115267

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

16586700

DOI:

10.12816/0045431