title: Knowledge of hepatitis B virus infection, access to screening and vaccination among pregnant women in Ibadan, Nigeria.
abstract: The knowledge of pregnant women about Hepatitis B virus infection at three different levels of healthcare and their access to screening and vaccination was evaluated by a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study. There were 643 respondents with a mean age of 30.2 ± 5.2 years and mean gestational age of 26.1 ± 8.4 weeks. The distribution of respondents was 55 (8.6%, primary), 204 (31.7%, secondary) and 383 (59.6%, tertiary) women. The majority of respondents were traders (36%) or civil servants/professionals (28.6%). Overall, 76% of all women had inadequate knowledge about hepatitis B infection; 19.5% had been screened, while 9.7% had been vaccinated. There was an increased likelihood of adequate knowledge, previous screening and vaccination among health workers (p = 0.00). Other positive predictors of knowledge and vaccination were tertiary education (p = 0.04) and tertiary care (p = 0.00). There is inadequate knowledge among pregnant women in Ibadan about Hepatitis B infection, with significant differences at the various levels of care, particularly in non-tertiary settings where screening and vaccination is also sub-optimal. Information dissemination, universal screening and vaccination services for pregnant women in Nigeria require urgent consideration.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors: A B
authors: AB
authors: Adeyemi
authors: O O
authors: OO
authors: Enabor
authors: I A
authors: IA
authors: Ugwu
authors: F A
authors: FA
authors: Bello
authors: O O
authors: OO
authors: Olayemi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009549:Nigeria; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D014611:Vaccination; D055815:Young Adult