title: A program to educate woman who test positive for the hepatitis B virus during the perinatal period.
abstract: This computerized patient education program targeted the woman's self-identified learning needs and educated her about etiology, prognosis, and risk of transmission to the infant and other contacts. The educational program is an 18-page color slide presentation intended to be viewed jointly by the nurse and patient during a home visit. It uses strategies known to be effective for women with low literacy skills; the nurse uses this as an adjunct teaching tool to traditional one-on-one verbal instruction. Because many women who test positive for hepatitis B surface antigen during the perinatal period lack basic knowledge regarding the hepatitis B virus, it is essential that nurses teach this important information to at-risk populations.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000451:nursing* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000451:nursing*; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods