Structural Equation Modeling for Magnitude, Association and Predictors of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Hepatitis B among Tepi Community, Ethiopia

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Abstract Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection is a potentially life-threatening liver infection. It also possesses a serious global public health concern. Increasing perception and awareness about HBV helps in reducing the disease burden. However, very little is known about knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) towards HBV infection among university community. Hence, the study is aimed in determining the KAP towards HBV among Tepi campus community. A cross-sectional study was conducted at Tepi campus, Mizan Tepi University, Ethiopia. A total number of 1426 Tepi campus community were selected by simple random sampling. KAP of was assessed using a structured questionnaire. Data were processed in Epi-data 4.6 and exported to STATA 14 and Amos. Structural equation modeling was employed to estimate the relationship among variables. The total response rate was reported to be 100% (1426/1426). Out of the 1426 respondents, 50.60%, 68.79% and 65.68% were within the poor knowledge, attitude and practice respectively. In structural equation modeling, residence, income and educational level were not associated with mean score. As such, KAP about HBV among Tepi campus community was found to be very poor. In the end, proactive and sustainable efforts are needed among communities to reduce the disease burden caused by HBV.

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