Profiling hepatitis b clients in a tertiaty hospital / Joshua Ferdie G. Erice.

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Publication details: Fairview, Quezon City School of Nursing, FEU-NRMF, 2017Description: ii, 38 pages: 28 cmContent type:

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Summary: ABSTRACT: Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease. The virus is transmitted through contact with blood or other body fluids of an infected person . Hepatitis B is a major public health problem in the Philippines. an estimated of 7.3 million adult Filipinos (16.7% of the adult population) are chronically infected making our country hyper endemic for Hepatitis B. The study about Hepatitis B in the Philippines is very limited and lacks in information so it is in this context that the researches were motivated to conduct this study. Our objective was to determine the occurrence of Hepatitis B as to age, sex, occupation and location among patients admitted and discharged in a tertiary hospital from the year 2014 to 2016. The researchers utilized the descriptive method of research using cross-sectional survey design. The study analyzed by using a mean and standard deviation to quantitative data and numbers percentage were used for quantitative data. As to age, mean and standard deviation were used. Highest mean scores and lowest mean scores were identified and overall mean were also calculated. As to location, sex, and occupation, numbers and percentage will be used.

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Theses	Far Eastern University - Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation Theses	N20170002 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		T001982

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ABSTRACT: Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease. The virus is transmitted through contact with blood or other body fluids of an infected person . Hepatitis B is a major public health problem in the Philippines. an estimated of 7.3 million adult Filipinos (16.7% of the adult population) are chronically infected making our country hyper endemic for Hepatitis B. The study about Hepatitis B in the Philippines is very limited and lacks in information so it is in this context that the researches were motivated to conduct this study. Our objective was to determine the occurrence of Hepatitis B as to age, sex, occupation and location among patients admitted and discharged in a tertiary hospital from the year 2014 to 2016. The researchers utilized the descriptive method of research using cross-sectional survey design. The study analyzed by using a mean and standard deviation to quantitative data and numbers percentage were used for quantitative data. As to age, mean and standard deviation were used. Highest mean scores and lowest mean scores were identified and overall mean were also calculated. As to location, sex, and occupation, numbers and percentage will be used.

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