| Abstract: |
This study investigated Media public enlightenment campaign and awareness of hepatitis B in Lokoja metropolis. Cross-sectional survey design was adopted, using the convenience sampling technique. The population of study is 195,261, which are the people living in Lokoja metropolis with a sample size of 400 arrived at with the use of Taro Yammne formula. A well-constructed questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection. 376 retrieved questionnaire were analysed using frequency and simple percentage table, and 5 point likert scale. Findings reveals that majority of the respondents have the knowledge of Hepatitis B, through different media, and acquired the knowledge from Health workers, one-on-one communication, television etc. Despite the level of knowledge acquired, majority are yet to be vaccinated. The study further showed that many of the respondents believe that the awareness on hepatitis B is low and preferred medium for the awareness are social media, radio, television, banners, door-to-door and others. The study thereby recommended that the government should sponsor different media awareness campaign geared towards the prevention of the transmission of “Hepatitis B Virus” (HBV) and the use of vaccine as a major alternative for prevention. |
