Finding
Health education should be carried out targeted at elderly people and people with inadequate education.
Paper
Survey of hepatitis B virus infection and cognition and action in the population of Qionghai city
Abstract
[Objective] The research is to serve the purpose of understanding the infection of hepatitis B virus and its relevant cognition and behavior in the population of Qionghai city. [Methods] Hierarchy random sampling, based on the clinic distribution, is adopted to take 1350 men and women as subjects from the residents and floating population in Qionghai city. Questionarires are used to conduct the KAP survey and blood samples are examined to inspect HBsAG. [Results] The hepatitis B viral incidence is 12.1%. The cognition level of elder people, people with primary education and people of minority nationalities is significantly lower than that of the middle aged and young people, people with middle school or college education and people of the Han nationality respectively. Hepatitis viral incidence of people of minority nationalities is significantly higher than that of people of Han nationality ( χ2=7.453, P 0.01). [Conclusion] Popularization of the knowledge about Hepatitis B prevention and treatment should be enhanced, especially in the area populated by people of minority nationalities. Health education should be carried out targeted at elderly people and people with inadequate education. The rate of vaccine injection should be improved. All these measures will help control the transmission of Hepatitis B virus.
Authors
Fu Mao-zhen
Journal
China Journal of Modern Medicine