The Preventive Health Behavior about Vaccination and the Related Factors among Anti-HBs Negative Freshmen in University
Date Issued
2014
Date
2014
Author(s)
Hsu, Min-Huei
Abstract
In this study, by using cross-sectional methods to examine awareness, health beliefs, action cues, and hepatitis preventive health behaviors related to hepatitis B and vaccine among freshmen who are Anti-HBs negative and compliance with vaccination conditions in university in Taipei city. There are 158 participants divided into two groups: agreed(71 participants, 45%) and refused(87 participants, 55%) for data collection in questionnaires by purposive sampling. Data was analyzed via computer statistical software SPSS 18.0, the method included: descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe’s posterior or Tamhane’s posterior comparison, Pearson’s correlation, and logistic regression. The major results of this study were as follows: 1. The average correct rate of hepatitis B and vaccine knowledge was 69%. The standardized score index of hepatitis B health beliefs was 70.26, the attitude toward positive. The standardized score index of hepatitis preventive health behaviors was 73.80, the confidence level between the middle and upper. 2. The lower the age, woman, the higher the confidence level of hepatitis preventive health behaviors. Biological, agriculture, and medicine related college students had more awareness and perceived susceptibility of hepatitis B, but had lower the confidence level of hepatitis preventive health behaviors. 3. The higher the knowledge of hepatitis B and vaccine, the more the score of perceived susceptibility and action cues, and the higher the possibility of vaccination. The higher the score of action cues, the attitude toward hepatitis B and vaccination will be more positive, and the lower the level of barriers relatively. 4. The awareness and health beliefs of hepatitis B were the significant predictors. The researcher hope that this study can be as reference in universities to promote health education of hepatitis B, enlarge knowledge of hepatitis B disease among adolescents, and combine with community functions to implement proper health concepts in the people.
Subjects
Hepatitis B
Anti-HBs negative
vaccination
health beliefs
action cues
preventive health behaviors
SDGs
Type
thesis
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