Knowledge and Willingness to Utilize Hepatitis B Preventive Measures among Pregnant Women in Ado-Ekiti, Southwest, Nigeria

CONCLUSION: This study showed that respondents with professional jobs had good knowledge about hepatitis B infection and those who had good knowledge about the infection were willing to utilize hepatitis B preventive measures. Awareness of MTCT of HBV did not translate into good practice as only few respondents had screened for hepatitis B. There is a need to intensify education about modes of transmission of hepatitis B infection with an emphasis on promoting good preventive practices.PMID:38025795 | PMC:PMC10667044 | DOI:10.1155/2023/9168038

Source: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases - November 29, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Idowu Pius Ade-Ojo Adefunke Olarinre Babatola Temitope Olumuyiwa Ojo Ezra Olatunde Ogundare Tosin Agbesanwa Adewuyi Temidayo Adeniyi Omolola Alao Oladele Simeon Olatunya Joseph Olusesan Fadare Source Type: research