Awareness and practice of Hepatitis B vaccination among female sex workers in Ilemela District in Mwanza (Record no. 22935)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | CUHAS/BP/3001123/T/19 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | CUHAS/BP/3001123/T/19 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 028 ## - PUBLISHER OR DISTRIBUTOR NUMBER | |
| Source | Phone: +255 28 298 3384 |
| Source | Fax: +255 28 298 3386 |
| Source | Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz |
| Source | Website: www.bugando.ac.tz |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | CUHAS/BP/3001123/T/19 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Language of cataloging | English |
| Transcribing agency | DDC |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | Kiswahili |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gladness Leandry Dahaye |
| Dates associated with a name | CUHAS/BP/3001123/T/19 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Awareness and practice of Hepatitis B vaccination among female sex workers in Ilemela District in Mwanza |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Mwanza, Tanzania: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | ©2023 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 47 Pages |
| Extent | Includes References and Appendicies |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Abstract:<br/><br/>Background: Hepatitis B Virus is a global health problem and among the risk groups the most susceptible group is female sex workers. It can be transmitted by skin or mucosal exposure to infected blood and body fluids like saliva, menstrual blood, vaginal and seminal fluid. There is no well-established information on the awareness and practice among female sex workers. The aim of the study was to determine the awareness and practice among female sex workers. <br/><br/>Methodology: A cross –sectional study was conducted for one month among female sex workers in Ilemela District in Mwanza. <br/><br/>Result: A total of 320 FSW 126 (39.4%) had no formal education, 146 (45.6%), were single and unemployed. The highest proportion of the participants reportd that bars were their places of work. Less than half of the recruited participants, 125 (39.1%), were in the age group of 2530 years. The mean age was 27.5+_5.9. <br/>Awareness status of vaccine: 46.9% had no knowledge about the vaccine and 71.6% agreed to recommending the vaccine to the family members and friends. On the case of practice, 85.6% had not received Hepatitis B vaccination and for those who received the vaccination (14.4%) 46 female sex workers only 19 had fully completed the three doses. 71.9% agreed to be vaccinated if it is given for free. <br/><br/>Conclusion: Awareness and practice about Hepatitis B vaccine among female sex workers in Ilemela District was generally low. Only 2.5% had good awareness about Hepatitis B vaccine and 85.6% had poor practice on Hepatitis B vaccine. <br/> |
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| General subdivision | Pharmacy |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | ddc |
| Koha item type | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | 10/31/2023 | CUHAS/BP/3001123/T/1 | 10/31/2023 | 10/31/2023 | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |