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Assessment of Acute Hepatitis C patients’ Performance regarding Self-Care Management for Complications Prevention

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Medical surgical nursing

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Background: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is an important public health problem in both developed
and developing countries specifically Egypt which contains the highest prevalence of hepatitis C in
the world. The aim of this study was to assess acute hepatitis C patients' performance regarding
self-care management for complications prevention. Research design: A descriptive research
design was used. Setting: this study was conducted in hepatic department at Benha Fever Hospital.
Sample: A purposive sample of 120 acute hepatitis C patients admitted in the previous mentioned
setting. Tool: Patients' interviewing questionnaire that included the following parts; socio
demographic characteristics, knowledge and self-reported practice assessment regarding self-care
management. Results: More than half of studied subjects had unsatisfactory knowledge score and
adequate practice score regarding self-care management. There was no statistically significant
relation between patients' knowledge and their demographic data. There were statistically
significant relations between patients' practice and their demographic data; marital status,
educational level and gender. While, there were no statistically significant relation between
patients' practice and age, residence, occupation, monthly income P˃0.05. Conclusion: Nearly two
thirds of the studied subjects had unsatisfactory knowledge score regarding HCV and self-care
management for complications prevention. However, more than half of them had adequate self-care
management practice. The study recommended that development of health education program for
HCV patients and their families to teach them how to apply self-care management practices for
complications prevention is very important.

DOI

10.21608/jnsbu.2020.159370

Keywords

Acute hepatitis C, Knowledge, Practice, Self-care management, Complications Prevention

Authors

First Name

Tahiya

Last Name

Mahmoud

MiddleName

Almohammadi

Affiliation

Medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing –Benha University- Egypt

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First Name

Kamilia

Last Name

Abdallah

MiddleName

Fouad

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Medical Surgical Nursing-Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University- Egypt

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First Name

Manal

Last Name

Mahmoud

MiddleName

Hamed

Affiliation

Medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing –Benha University- Egypt

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First Name

Aml

Last Name

Taha

MiddleName

Said

Affiliation

Medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing –Benha University- Egypt

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1

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1

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23388

Issue Date

2020-01-01

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2019-12-01

Publish Date

2020-01-01

Page Start

19

Page End

39

Print ISSN

2682-3934

Online ISSN

2735-5802

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JNSBU_Volume 1_Issue 1_Pages 19-39.pdf

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Publication Title

Journal of Nursing Science Benha University

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Assessment of Acute Hepatitis C patients’ Performance regarding Self-Care Management for Complications Prevention

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23 Jan 2023