A Community-Based Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Hepatitis B among Residents in a Coastal Village of Southern India

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dc.contributor.authorChellamuthu, Lalithambigaien_US
dc.contributor.authorDhakshnamurthy, Senkadhirdasanen_US
dc.contributor.authorBalamurugan, Vinodhinien_US
dc.contributor.authorKanagalingam, Sinduen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-09T10:50:28Z
dc.date.available2025-05-09T10:50:28Z
dc.date.issued2024-09
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The National Viral Hepatitis Control Program launched by the Government of India aims to end viral hepatitis by the year 2030. The main key objective of the programme is to enhance community awareness about the virus, the disease and the preventive measures for tackling the burden of hepatitis. Lack of knowledge and awareness regarding the disease, its modes of spread and the available preventive strategies would seriously limit in achieving the goal of reduction in burden and elimination of HBV. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice on epidemiology of Hepatitis B among residents in a coastal village of Puducherry, Southern India. Method: A community-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted for three months among 796 adults aged ?18 years residing in a coastal village which was one of the rural field practice areas of a private medical college in Puducherry. Multi-stage sampling technique was followed. A pre-validated, semi-structured questionnaire incorporated in Epicollect 5 software was utilized to capture the data through face-to-face interviews. The data analysis was performed using SPSS, v24.0. Results: About 66.3% of participants had heard of Hepatitis with 55.9% specifically aware of Hepatitis B as a viral disease. More than half (59.3%) believed they could contract Hepatitis B. About three-fourth (73.1%) had not undergone screening for Hepatitis B, and 67.1% had not received the Hepatitis B vaccination. Age, gender and socio-economic status of the respondents were associated with knowledge attitude and practice on Hepatitis B among participants which was found to be statistically significant (p-value < 0.0001). Conclusion: The findings from the study showed that more than two third of participants had heard of Hepatitis. More than half of the respondents believed they could contract Hepatitis B. Nearly two-third respondents had not received Hepatitis B vaccination.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Puducherry, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, ACS Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPostgraduate, Department of Community Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Puducherry, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationChellamuthu Lalithambigai, Dhakshnamurthy Senkadhirdasan, Balamurugan Vinodhini, Kanagalingam Sindu . A Community-Based Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Hepatitis B among Residents in a Coastal Village of Southern India. Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, Gujarat Chapter. 2024 Sep; 15(3): 225-232en_US
dc.identifier.issn2229-337X
dc.identifier.issn2320-1525
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/245826
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherDr.Viral R.Daveen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume15en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.51957/Healthline_637_2024en_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectHepatitis Ben_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectPracticeen_US
dc.titleA Community-Based Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Hepatitis B among Residents in a Coastal Village of Southern Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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