Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Occupational exposure increases ones risk to acquire infectious diseases such as Hepatitis B. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and knowledge, attitude and practice of domestic waste collectors towards the prevention of Hepatitis B. METHODS: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in Penang Island from November 2017 to Mei 2018. Domestic waste collectors who have been working for at least six months and able to understand either Malay or English language were included in the study. Upon obtaining informed consent, participants blood was withdrawn and tested for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and Hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb) using Elisa method. A result of reactive HBsAg indicates that the person is infected with Hepatitis B infection. The waste collectors were then interviewed on the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding the prevention of Hepatitis B using a questionnaire. RESULTS: A total of 184 waste collectors participated in the study. Majority of the participants were married (76.6), of Bangladesh nationality (75.0%) and had attained primary education (42.4%). The prevalence of Hepatitis B in this study was 1.6% (n=3). Majority of the participants had poor knowledge (77.0%) on Hepatitis B. However, half of them had good attitude (53.6%) and majority had good practice (73.9%). Significant correlation was observed between attitude and practice scores (r=0.203
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-270,
title = {Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Domestic Waste Collectors in Penang Island, Malaysia},
author = {Siti Fatimah Kader Maideen},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Occupational exposure increases ones risk to acquire infectious diseases such as Hepatitis B. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and knowledge, attitude and practice of domestic waste collectors towards the prevention of Hepatitis B. METHODS: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in Penang Island from November 2017 to Mei 2018. Domestic waste collectors who have been working for at least six months and able to understand either Malay or English language were included in the study. Upon obtaining informed consent, participants blood was withdrawn and tested for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and Hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb) using Elisa method. A result of reactive HBsAg indicates that the person is infected with Hepatitis B infection. The waste collectors were then interviewed on the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding the prevention of Hepatitis B using a questionnaire. RESULTS: A total of 184 waste collectors participated in the study. Majority of the participants were married (76.6), of Bangladesh nationality (75.0%) and had attained primary education (42.4%). The prevalence of Hepatitis B in this study was 1.6% (n=3). Majority of the participants had poor knowledge (77.0%) on Hepatitis B. However, half of them had good attitude (53.6%) and majority had good practice (73.9%). Significant correlation was observed between attitude and practice scores (r=0.203},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: RCSI \& UCD Malaysia Campus},
keywords = {domestic waste collectors, Hepatitis B, KAP, Malaysia, prevalence},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}