Proper patient education improves hepatitis C patients’ disease-related knowledge and antiviral treatment acceptance in rural China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2018.11.004
- VernacularTitle: 适当的患者教育可以改进中国农村丙型肝炎患者的疾病知识及对抗病毒治疗的接受程度
- Author:
Ming YANG
1
;
Huiying RAO
1
;
Bo FENG
1
;
Elizabeth WU
2
;
Lai WEI
1
;
Anna S. LOK
2
Author Information
1. Peking University Hepatology Institute, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hepatitis C and Immunotherapy for Liver Diseases, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China, 100044
2. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hepatitis C virus;
Prevention;
Transmission;
Barriers to care
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hepatology
2018;26(11):824-828
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To evaluate the affect of hepatitis C virus (HCV) education in chronic hepatitis C patients’ disease related knowledge and antiviral treatment acceptance in rural china.
Methods:Rural HCV patients of attended CHC project of HCV education. Doctor delivered subsequent interactive lecture, and patients completed pre- and post-education questionnaires before and after taking the lectures.
Results:151 CHC patients were included. Mean age was 57.3 years old, 50.3% were male, 51.0% of the students had primary school education or illiterate, and 76.2% had a monthly income below RMB 3,000. 98.0% of patients defined their baseline HCV knowledge as "nothing" or "a little bit". A multivariate analysis reveled baseline knowledge scores were associated with age and household income. After education, mean knowledge score (range: 0-28) increased from 13.1 to 23.0 (P < 0.001) and average percent of patients with correct answers from the topic rose from 46.8% to 82.1% (P < 0.001), and patients’ antiviral treatment acceptance increased from 33.9% to 65.6% (P < 0.001).
Conclusion:A rural Chinese patients had less education, HCV education delivered on the preferred format of patients substantially improved hepatitis C patients’ disease-related knowledge and antiviral treatment acceptance in rural china.
