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Abstract: Viral hepatitis B is a world wide transmissible disease. When infection occurs in childhood, it evolves more likely to chronic hepatitis. The complications of chronic hepatitis are cirrhosis and hepatic cellular carcinoma. Immunization against hepatitis B became systematic for newborns only in 2005, and is not for adults. All epidemiological aspects of hepatitis B are still to be clarified, and in developing countries it is assume that the most common mode of transmission is from mother to child.
Infected pregnant women constitute therefore a virus reservoir which exposes their babies to infection.
Determinants of transmission of hepatitis B, are viral, cognitive and behavioral.
This study was aimed to assess knowledge attitudes and practices of pregnant women in an urban area in Cameroon.
We systematically included in a cross sectional study, pregnant women from the Cité verte health district, and attending ante natal consultation in the same district. We excluded pregnant women who were health personnel. Data were collected with a 29 items pre tested questionnaire administered on the day of ante natal consultation. They were analyzed using the SPSS software, ki square test and t Student test being used accordingly. The significant p value was < 0.05.
A total of 273 pregnant women aged 16 to 49 years were included. All educational levels were represented.
General knowledge was good as far as signs and symptoms were concerned, but poor as far as modes of transmission and the treatment were concerned. The overall knowledge was better as the educational level was higher. The attitudes were generally bad.
This survey indicates that knowledge attitudes and practices of pregnant women do permit them to protect themselves and their babies from viral hepatitis B.
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- -World Health Organization W: Hepatitis B Fact Sheet In.: WHO; 2008:204. /
- -Lavanchy D: Hepatitis B virus epidemiology, disease burden, treatment,
- and current and emerging prevention and control measures. J Viral Hepat 2004, 11(2):97–107.
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Références
-World Health Organization W: Hepatitis B Fact Sheet In.: WHO; 2008:204. /
-Lavanchy D: Hepatitis B virus epidemiology, disease burden, treatment,
and current and emerging prevention and control measures. J Viral Hepat 2004, 11(2):97–107.
-Chan OK, Lao TT, Suen SS, Lau TK, Leung TY. Knowledge on hepatitis infection, among pregnant women, in a high endemicity area. Patient Educ Couns. 2011;85(3):516-20.
-Sharma R, Sharma CL, Khajuria R. The knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HBV infection of married women in the reproductive Age group living in cantonment Area Sunjawan Jammu.Journal of Medical Education and Research 2004;6:127-30.
- RosmawatiM, ChirkJenn Ng, Wen TT,Zainol A S, Wong L P, Yun LowW.Knowledge, attitudes and practices among people with chronic hepatitis B attending a hepatology clinic in Malaysia: A cross sectional study. BMC Public Health 2012 ; 12:601-13.
-Ndumbe Peter M, SkalskyJ, Joller-JelelkaHI. Seroprevalence ofhepatitis and HTV infection among rural pregnant women in Cameroon. APMIS 1994;102:662-6.
-Cécile Brouard, Arnaud Gautier, Leïla Saboni, Christine Jestin, Caroline Semaille, Nathalie Beltzer. Connaissances, perceptions et pratiques vis-à-vis de l’hépatite B et C en France métropolitaine en 2010. Bulletin Epidémiologique hebdomadaire 2012; 29/30:331-53.1
- Al-Rabeei NA, Al-Thaifani AA, Dallak AM.Knowledge, attitudes and practices of barbers regarding hepatitis B and C viral infection in Sana'a city, Yemen.Journal of community health 2012;37(5):935-9.