ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF HEPATITIS B PATIENTS TOWARDS THEIR DISEASE
Author(s)
Haq N1, Hassali MA1, Shafie AA1, Saleem F1, Aljadhey H2, Atif M3, Iqbal Q41Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 2King Saud University, Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 3Allianze University College of Medical Sciences (AUCMS), Penang, Malaysia, 4University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of Hepatitis-B (HB) patients in Quetta city, Pakistan METHODS: A cross sectional, descriptive study was undertaken with 390 HB patients attending two public hospitals of Quetta city, Pakistan. KAP regarding HB was assessed by using a pre validated questionnaire (20 questions for knowledge, 7 for attitude and 8 for practices). Descriptive analysis was used for elaborating patients’ demographic characteristics. Mean scores were taken into account for the assessment of KAP. Spearman’s rho correlation was used to identify the association between KAP. All analyses were performed using SPSS 16.0 RESULTS: Two hundred and thirty two (59.5%) were males with majority (n=136, 34.9%) falling in age group of 38-47 years. Mean age of the patients was 36.21±9.2 years. One hundred and forty (26.7%) had primary level of education and 110 (28.2%) were working in private sector. Eighty Three (21.3%) had monthly income of in between 10001-15000 Pakistan rupees with 273 (70%) having urban residency. The mean scores for knowledge, attitude and practice 8.48±2.7 were 4.07±1.2 and 2.37±1.1 respectively. A significant linear correlations between knowledge-attitude (r=0.221, p<0.01) knowledge-practice (r=0.466, p<0.01) and attitude-practice (r=0.224, p<0.01) were observed. CONCLUSIONS: Results of the present study show that KAP among HB patients is at lower side. Positive linear correlations, however, predicts that better knowledge can leads to positive attitude and good practices which will prevent the further spread of infection from patients to healthy population.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2012-09, ISPOR Asia Pacific 2012, Taipei, Taiwan
Value in Health, Vol. 15, No. 7 (November 2012)
Code
PGI12
Topic
Patient-Centered Research
Topic Subcategory
Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes
Disease
Gastrointestinal Disorders