Data on information sources, knowledge and practice on hepatitis B virus in southwest Nigeria

Abstract

In response to the global call for strategic information to understand viral hepatitis, the dataset provides information on the use information sources on hepatitis B virus (HBV) by residents of Southwest Nigeria. The data further shows the knowledge and practice level of residents on HBV. The data were generated among 582 respondents residing in suburban region of Southwest of Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states through a self-administered questionnaire. The data found out that residents of Southwest Nigeria obtained information on Hepatitis B predominantly from the internet (mean score: 3.0687and std. dev. 1.3604). Furthermore, residents of Southwest Nigeria had sufficient knowledge on hepatitis B infection (mean score of 3.239; std. dev. 0.7481). In addition, most of the respondents depicted a positive secondary preventive practice such as insistence on the use of sterilised object in body piercing, demanding for change of blade, needle from hairstylist, screening before blood transfusion (mean score 2.9874; std. dev. 0.7488). The data utilized the Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) coding the data. Cronbach Alpha was used in carrying out the reliability of the research instrument. Descriptive analysis was further employed in data presentation.

Keywords

• Hepatitis B
• Health communication
• Information use
• Nigeria