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http://dx.doi.org/10.5393/JAMCH.2016.41.3.119

Knowledge, Health Belief, and Vaccination Behavior on Hepatitis A among University Students  

Kim, Kyung-Ja (Yeungnam University Hospital)
Hwang, Tae-Yoon (Department of Health, Graduate School of Environment & Public Health Studies, Yeungnam University)
Lee, Kyeong-Soo (Department of Health, Graduate School of Environment & Public Health Studies, Yeungnam University)
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Journal of agricultural medicine and community health / v.41, no.3, 2016 , pp. 119-128 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: This study was to investigate the knowledge, health belief, and vaccination behavior on hepatitis A among university students. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted from $3^{rd}$ to $25^{th}$ March, 2014 and 197 subjects were enrolled in statistical analysis. Results: The result showed that the score for knowledge of the subjects on hepatitis A was $4.59{\pm}3.06$ out of 15 points, for health belief $2.39{\pm}0.28$ out of 4 points, and the vaccination rate of the subjects was 12.7%. There was significant difference in hepatitis A knowledge score according to experience of hepatitis A check-up and hepatitis A vaccination history of family members, and in health belief according to gender. For hepatitis A vaccination there was significant difference according to experience of hepatitis A check-up, family history of liver disease, hepatitis A vaccination history of family members, and education history of hepatitis A. As a result of logistic regression analysis experience of hepatitis check-up and hepatitis A vaccination history of family members were significant factors for hepatitis A vaccination. Conclusions: The level of knowledge, health belief for hepatitis A of the subjects was low and vaccination rate also low. The experience of hepatitis A check-up and hepatitis A vaccination history of family members were factors affecting hepatitis A vaccination. It would be necessary to develop programs for improving level of knowledge and health belief and raising the rate of hepatitis A vaccination for the university students in Korea.
Keywords
Belief; Hepatitis A; Knowledge; Vaccination;
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