Using Health Belief Model to Predict Hepatitis B Vaccination Uptake Among Undergraduate Nursing Students

• DOI: 10.24248/eahrj.v8i2.790
• Publication Date: 2025-02-25T20:23:23Z
• Authors: Gloria D Munuo; ; Golden Mwakibo Ma...
• Keywords: Health Belief Model; Hepatitis B

Background: Undergraduate nursing students in clinical practice have a higher risk of hepatitis B infection. The prevalence and factors associated with vaccination (HBV vaccine) uptake among remained unknown. This study examined the HBV students. Methodology: A sample 229 undergraduate was enrolled an analytical cross-sectional study. Sociodemographic data, status vaccination, beliefs about infection using domains health belief model (HBM) were collected face-to-face interview questionnaire. Descriptive statistics used to summarise participants’ characteristics vaccination. Multivariate logistic regression analysis examine association between sociodemographic HBM uptake. Results: 25.8%. vaccine included being female (P =.031), final-year student =.013), having knowledge =.049). As for HBM, two domains, perceived benefit [Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) = 1.40; 95% CI, 1.05 1.86; P=.022] self-efficacy (AOR 1.87, 1.12 3.11; P=.016), significantly Conclusion: low. Clinical experience, knowledge, benefit, positively Interventions improve these BSc Nursing should be promoted Key words: Hepatitis B; vaccine; Health Belief Model;