Abstract :
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is an infection characterized as one of the major
public health problems in the globe, particularly in Nigeria. This may be
because of unguided sexual intercourse and inadequate knowledge of the
disease. The study examined prevalence and incidence of HBV among
expectant mothers in Lagos Island general hospital, Nigeria. Descriptive
survey research design was used for the study. Hat and draw sampling
technique was adopted for study location while volunteer sampling
method was used to draw a hundred subjects. Instrument used was a
revalidated questionnaire using test-retest method of reliability
coefficient and the result yielded 0.89. The instrument was factor loaded
using exploratory factor analysis setting nunnally criterion at 0.6.
2 Hypotheses were tested using X statistics at 0.05 alpha level. Findings showed significant relationships in incidence
2 2
of HBV based on unsafe sexual activity (X = 62.8,p
Keyword :
Hepatitis B Virus, sexual intercourse and Expectant Mothers