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EFFECT OF HEALTH EDUCATION INTERVENTION ON ACCEPTABILITY OF IMMUNIZATION AS A STRATEGY FOR PREVENTION OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS SPREAD AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE - NIGERIA.

Abdullahi LAWAN,1*, Umaru MUSA1, Shehu HARANDE2, Aminu Umar NINGI3
1 Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
2 Department of Health Education, Federal University of Education Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
3 Department of Physical and Health Education, Aminu Sale College of Education, Azare, Bauchi State.
* Corresponding author: abdlawan63@gmail.com
Published: Oct, 2025
Pages: 96-100
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Abstract

Hepatitis B virus is a liver disease caused by the Deoxyribonucleic acid virus (DNA). It infects the liver cellsand causes both acute and chronic liver diseases. This study examined the effect of health education on theacceptability of immunization as a strategy for the prevention of the Hepatitis B virus among pregnant women inYola, Adamawa State, Nigeria. One (1) research questions and hypothesis was formulated for this study. Thepopulation for this study comprised one hundred and forty-three thousand six hundred and eighty-nine (143,689)pregnant women registered in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The sample size consists of sixty (60) pregnant womenwho were drawn from the target population of pregnant women. Thirty (30) women were in the experimentalgroup, while thirty (30) were in the control group for generalisation. A multi-stage sampling technique was usedfor this study. The instrument used for data collection was researcher researcher-developed questionnaire andhepatitis B modules (manual). The questionnaire was rated using a 4-point modified Likert scale. A pilot studywas conducted to ascertain the reliability of the instrument; a reliability index of 0.919 was obtained, whichimplied that the instrument is reliable. Data collected were analysed using frequencies and percentages, meansand standard deviation. Inferential statistics of analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used in the test of thehypotheses at the fixed probability level of 0.05. Findings from the study revealed that a six-week healtheducation programme has no effect on improved acceptability of HBV immunization, among pregnant womenin Yola, Adamawa State, p- p-value is > 0.05. Based on the findings, the study recommended that pregnantwomen in Yola, Adamawa State, should continue to sustain the level of acceptability of immunization duringprenatal and postnatal services as a preventive measure. Use of Posters, billboards, awareness campaigns andother communication channels could be beneficial to increase the knowledge of the public on measures againstthe hepatitis B virus.

Keywords

Acceptability Strategy Prevention Hepatitis Immunization and Pregnant Women

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LAWAN,, A., MUSA, U., HARANDE, S., & NINGI, A. U. (2025). EFFECT OF HEALTH EDUCATION INTERVENTION ON ACCEPTABILITY OF IMMUNIZATION AS A STRATEGY FOR PREVENTION OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS SPREAD AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE - NIGERIA.. Journal of Educational Research and Development, 20(1), 96-100.

A. LAWAN,, U. MUSA, S. HARANDE, and A. U. NINGI, "EFFECT OF HEALTH EDUCATION INTERVENTION ON ACCEPTABILITY OF IMMUNIZATION AS A STRATEGY FOR PREVENTION OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS SPREAD AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE - NIGERIA.," Journal of Educational Research and Development, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 96-100, October 2025.

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