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KMID : 0858820060230040089
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
2006 Volume.23 No. 4 p.89 ~ p.104
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The Association between Performance of Hepatitis B Vaccination and Health Belief Factors among Some Aged Persons
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Choi Chun
Park Jong
Kang Myung-Gun
Kim Ki-Soon
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was done to find factors related with performance of hepatitis B Vaccination among some aged persons through health belief model.
Methods: A questionnaire survey was made during September 2004 toward 230 elderly persons using institutions for the elderly of Gwangju City. The relations between subjects characteristics including health belief, mass media contact, hepatitis B experience and performance of hepatitis B vaccination were tested by t test or X2 test. Multiple logistic regression analysis was done to find final significantly related variables.
Results: 24.8% of the subjects were vaccinated against hepatitis B. By simple analysis of relation between performance of hepatitis B vaccination and subjects characteristics including health belief, significant variables were chosen as 6 variables including perceived susceptibility, perceived seriousness, perception of benefits, knowledge on hepatitis B, age, experience of hepatitis through family or friend. After adjusting for confounding variables by multiple logistic regression analysis, hepatitis B vaccine performance showed significantly higher rate as the perception of disease seriousness increased(OR: 1.08, 95% CI: ) and in the group contacted with TV or radio information about hepatitis compared with non-contact. The group who experienced hepatitis among family or friends showed significantly higher hepatitis B vaccination performance rate compared with non-experienced.
Conclusion: These results suggested that hepatitis B vaccine performance was related with health belief including hepatitis susceptibility, disease seriousness perception, acquisition of information through TV or radio and indirect hepatitis experience from family or friends.
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KEYWORD
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Hepatitis B Vaccine Performance, Health Belief Model, Aged Persons
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