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KMID : 1137920160410030119
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Journal of Agricultral Medicine & Community Health
2016 Volume.41 No. 3 p.119 ~ p.128
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Knowledge, Health Belief, and Vaccination Behavior on Hepatitis A among University Students
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Kim Kyung-Ja
Hwang Sun-Hwi
Lee Kyeong-Soo
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Abstract
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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 to 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 out of 15 points, for health belief 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.
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KEYWORD
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Belief, Hepatitis A, Knowledge, Vaccination
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