Health Education on Knowledge and Attitude towards Hepatitis B Disease among Secondary School Teachers in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Dr. Adetoun Tayewo Akinwusi; Adetola Ogunbunmi
Full Paper
Volume 21
Abstract
The hepatitis B virus is a major public health problem and is highly contagious, affecting millions of people every year, causing disability and death. It is therefore pertinent for health education about hepatitis B disease to be promoted. This study thus examined the effect of health education on knowledge and attitude towards hepatitis B disease among secondary school teachers in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study employed a pretest-posttest quasi experimental research design. The sample size for this study comprised a hundred and twenty-three (123) secondary school teachers in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were used for the study. A self structured questionnaire was used to elicit responses from the participants. Three hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed that there was a significant main effect of treatment on knowledge of hepatitis B among the participants (F(1,121) =89.70; p<.01). Thus, improvement in knowledge and attitude of participants on prevention of hepatitis B. Findings of this study revealed that educational intervention has positive impact on knowledge and attitude of teachers towards hepatitis B virus. Therefore, educational intervention has the capacity to raise awareness levels of HBV and reduce HBV at risk behaviour among members of the society. It was recommended that there should be an integration of health training programmes to improve knowledge about hepatitis B disease within formal and informal school settings in Nigeria.
Citation
Dr. Adetoun Tayewo Akinwusi; Adetola Ogunbunmi. Health Education on Knowledge and Attitude towards Hepatitis B Disease among Secondary School Teachers in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. West African Journal of Physical and Health Education, 21, 97-106.
Keywords
Hepatitis B, secondary school teachers, knowledge and attitude
Author Details
Dr. Adetoun Tayewo Akinwusi
adetounakinwusi@yahoo.com
08034096973
Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education,
Faculty of Education
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Adetola Ogunbunmi
Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education,
Faculty of Education
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria