Assessment of knowledge attitude and practice towards hepatitis B among health care workers in a tertiary care hospital

Siraj, Farhana; Fareed, Perveena; Mahajan, Neha

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“…Similarly, studies from different areas reported the same finding [20, 22, 37, 38]. Another barrier mentioned was vaccine unavailability, which was reported by 36% of participants.…”

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“…Attitude was measured on the cumulative score of thirteen questions designed to assess healthcare workers' attitude towards hepatitis B infection and its vaccination. Each attitude question contains ordinal categorical response rated in 5-point Likert scale [i.e., 1 = strongly disagree; 5 = strongly agree] and these questions were adapted from previous literatures [19, 22, 23]. Overall, the scores for each participant were summed and study participants who have responded to ≥60% of attitude questions positively were regarded as having favorable attitude.…”

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Attitude and Vaccination Status of Healthcare Workers against Hepatitis B Infection in a Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia

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Background World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend all health professionals to get vaccinated against hepatitis B virus before they start the clinical attachments during their stay in the medical school. However, only 18–39% of healthcare workers in low- and middle-income countries received the vaccine. Therefore, this study aims to determine the attitude and vaccination status of health professionals working at Adama General Hospital and Medical College. Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2016 to February 2017 with 403 health professionals working at Adama General Hospital and Medical College. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaire distributed at the participant's work unit and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors that affect the complete vaccination status and p value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Result The prevalence of complete vaccination against hepatitis B virus was 25.6%. The most frequently mentioned reasons for not being vaccinated were high cost of the vaccine (41%) and unavailability of the vaccine (36%). More than three-fourths (77.8%) of study participants strongly agreed that hepatitis B is a major public health threat and there was tendency among participants to believe that their profession will put them at increased risk of acquiring the disease (strongly agreed: 75.9%). Attending infection-prevention training [AOR = 2.3; 95% CI, 1.24–6.31], history of exposure to risky behavior [AOR = 5.5; 95% CI, 2.86–9.29], and long years of work experience [AOR = 3.1; 95% CI, 1.98–5.24] were statistically significant with complete vaccination status. Conclusion Only one-quarter of health professionals received the recommended full dose of the vaccine. Sustained hepatitis B vaccination programs for healthcare workers need to be established by collaboration of different stakeholders to optimize health professionals' safety against this contagious infection.

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“…Similarly, studies from different areas reported the same finding [20, 22, 37, 38]. Another barrier mentioned was vaccine unavailability, which was reported by 36% of participants.…”

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Attitude and Vaccination Status of Healthcare Workers against Hepatitis B Infection in a Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia

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“…The existence of vaccines against HBV infection, since 1982, has led to the low prevalence of HBV infection in many developed countries (Siraj, Fareed, and Mahajan 2016). However, the prevalence of HBV infection is still high in sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia due to the lack of awareness and action taken towards controlling the disease (Terrault et al 2018).…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Somalian Immigrant in the State of Selangor, Malaysia, and their HBV Infection Status

Abdi

Salleh

2019

Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research

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Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious health problem that can lead to liver cirrhosis and cancer. Assessing the public knowledge, attitude, and practice towards HBV infection can be useful in planning public health policies in HBV management. Objective: The current study sought to determine the association between knowledge, attitude, and practice towards HBV infection with the HBV infection status of Somalian immigrants in Malaysia. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2017 to April 2018 among Somalian immigrants in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Data was collected using a validated, selfadministered structured questionnaire. Their blood samples were collected for the detection of HBV DNA using nested PCR. Descriptive statistics and chi-square analysis were done to determine this association. Result: A total of 145 participants were recruited. The majority of participants were in the age group of 20-31 (84.1%), male (62.8%), single (52.4%), had an educational level of an undergraduate degree (70.3%), and unemployed (88.3%). The majority of the participants show good knowledge (82.8%) and attitude (78.6%) but generally poor practice (32.4%) towards HBV infection. The mean knowledge, attitude, and practice scores among them were 16.9 ± (4.89), 9.20 ± (2.94), and 9.39 ± (2.93) respectively. The sociodemographic characteristic variables and KAP of HBV were not significantly associated. Selected samples collected from the participant tested negative for HBV DNA via nested PCR assay. Conclusion: Somalian immigrants in Malaysia have a good level of knowledge and attitude but a poor level of practice towards HBV infection. All participants were negative for HBV infection.

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“…Some studies in Nigeria revealed low rates (20-50%) of hepatitis B vaccination among HCWs, with reasons for non-vaccination including a lack of opportunity, ignorance and the high cost of the vaccine. [24][25][26][27][28] HCWs are exposed to HBV infection daily, taking a fatal course in many cases. This infection is very preventable.…”

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“…Some studies in Nigeria revealed low rates (20–50%) of hepatitis B vaccination among HCWs, with reasons for non-vaccination including a lack of opportunity, ignorance and the high cost of the vaccine. 24–28…”

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Vaccination status and prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among health-care workers in a tertiary health institution, Enugu State, Nigeria

Orji

Chime

Ndibuagu

2020

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare

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Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major global health concern. The prevalence among health-care workers (HCWs) is about 13% in Nigeria. Although the vaccine has been found to be effective in preventing infection in 90–95% of recipients, its uptake among HCW is low. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and vaccination status of HCW in a tertiary health facility in Southeast Nigeria. Methods: The study was conducted at Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH) to mark the 2018 World Hepatitis Day. The HCWs were sensitised through handbills, posters, memo to the different departments and an awareness walk. HCWs who presented voluntarily were screened. Data were collected using a pro forma and analysed. Results: Out of the 1720 staff at ESUTH, 241 (14.0%) were screened; 33.2% were classified as clinical staff, 43.9% worked in clinical departments and 25.3% and 6.6% had been previously screened and vaccinated, respectively. Only 2.1% were positive for hepatitis B surface antigen. Previous screening for hepatitis B, working in clinical departments and being a core clinical health worker were factors that were significantly associated with previous vaccination status. Positive predictors included previous screening and working in clinical departments. Conclusion/Recommendation: This study revealed low HBV screening and vaccination uptake among HCWs in Enugu state University Teaching hospital, and also low disease prevalence. Though the prevalence of HBV infection was low, organising more awareness-raising activities in the facility will improve prevention and further reduce prevalence.

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Assessment of knowledge attitude and practice towards hepatitis B among health care workers in a tertiary care hospital

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Attitude and Vaccination Status of Healthcare Workers against Hepatitis B Infection in a Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia

Attitude and Vaccination Status of Healthcare Workers against Hepatitis B Infection in a Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Somalian Immigrant in the State of Selangor, Malaysia, and their HBV Infection Status

Vaccination status and prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among health-care workers in a tertiary health institution, Enugu State, Nigeria

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