ABSTRACT

This study investigated the knowledge of the health implications of hepatitis B among female undergraduate student; case study, the University of Benin. Three research questions were raised to act as a guide for the study.

        The descriptive survey research design was employed in carrying out the study. The population of study comprises of 160 respondents were selected among the female undergraduates from the university of Benin. The questionnaire was validated by the project supervisor with the aid of two other lecturers in the department of health, safety and environmental education. The instrument (questionnaire) was used for data collection. The internal consistency method- Cronbach Alpha was used to establish the reliability of the questionnaire by splitting the scores of the respondent into two halves and a reliability coefficient value of 0.72 was obtained. The data collected was analyzed using simple percentages and frequency tables.