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    Assessement of Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Associated Factors Towards Hepatitis B Prevention among Patients Coming to Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2017-06) Seifu Selamawit; Mekonnen Hussen
    Background: Hepatitis B is the most common serious liver infection in the world. Hepatitis Binfection is caused by the hepatitis B virus which attacks the liver and can cause both acute andchronic disease and puts people at high risk of death from cirrhosis and liver cancer. Hepatitis B infection is one of the major public health problems and is the tenth leading cause of death. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude, practice and associatedfactors towards hepatitis B prevention among patients coming to public hospitals in AddisAbaba, Ethiopia, 2017. Method: Health Institution based, cross-sectional study design was conducted from March toApril 2017. A total of 422 patients were selected by random sampling method from publichospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Data was collected based on interview administered pretested structured questionner. Descriptive analysis was done and level of knowledge, attitudeand practice was determined based on the mean value of questions asked and bivariate andmultivariate regression for analysis of relation between dependent and independent variables.The data was checked for its completeness manually and then entered in EPI DATA version3.1.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 22 statistical software package. Confidence interval95% and P-Value < 0.05 Result: From the total of 422 study participant the response rate was 396 (94%). Almost halfof the respondents had a poor knowledge 197(49.7), negative attitude of 190(48%) and poorpractice 266(67.2%). unemployment [AOR=0.236, [0.075,0.756] and housewife [AOR=0.284,[0.102,0.794] less likely associated with good knowledge, Monthly income [AOR=2.123,[1.022, 4.409] more likely and educational level less likely [AOR=0.235, [0.068, 0.812] withpositive attitude and marital status more likely (AOR= 3.409, 95% CI [1.380,8.422] with goodpractice. Conclusion: Results from this study showed that poor knowlegdge, Negative attitude and poor practice of patients towards HB. nearly half of the respondents had poor knowledge and more than half are with poor practice. Therefore, extensive health educational campaign should beprovided to general population and especially to patients coming to public hospitals. Key Words: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Hepatitis B, Patients, Prevention, Addis Ababa