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Hepatitis
B and You
A computerized PowerPoint health education
program, was designed for women who test positive for the hepatitis B
virus (HBV) during pregnancy. The program was developed with input from
HBV-infected women as to information they wanted regarding the cause,
transmission, and prevention of perinatal hepatitis B. Feedback was obtained
as to women's knowledge level before and after viewing the information.
Hepatitis B and You presents information at a sixth grade reading
level, and uses strategies that are known to work with people who have
low literacy skills. The use of this specialized program with a large
group of women from a county health department has improved the rate of
completion for both the hepatitis B vaccination series and serologic follow-up
by 50 percent.
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This program
was developed by Jane E. Corrarino, RN, MS, Assistant Director of Nursing,
Suffolk County Department of Health, New York State with assistance from
the Communications Unit, Division of Viral Hepatitis, CDC.
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