Background: Hepatitis B Virus infection is one of the world's most common viral
hepatitis and a significant global public health issue with varied prevalence across the world.
Aim of the research was to investigate the effectiveness of a structured teaching program on
pregnant women' knowledge and attitude regarding hepatitis B virus infection with
pregnancy. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was adopted. Setting: the research
was performed at an outpatient clinic for obstetrics and gynaecology affiliated to the Benha
University Hospital. Sample: A purposive sample of 220 pregnant women were recruited.
Tools: three tools were used for data collection; a structured self-administered questionnaire,
knowledge assessment sheet and modified likert scale for maternal attitude. Results:
illustrated that there was a highly statistically significant improvement in relation to pregnant
women’ knowledge and attitude regarding hepatitis B virus infection at post-intervention
phase compared to pre-intervention phase (P ≤ 0.001). As well, there were a positive highly
statistically significant correlation between total knowledge and total attitude scores at preintervention
and post-intervention phases (P ≤ 0.001). Conclusion: the structured teaching
programme had a positive effect on the improvement of pregnant women' knowledge and
attitude regarding hepatitis B virus infection with pregnancy. Recommendations:
Educational program about hepatitis B virus infection should be a part of antenatal care for
every pregnant woman. |
