Hepatitis B Immunisation in Health Care Workers

Chaudhari, CN; Bhagat,; Ashturkar, A; Misra, Ranjita

doi:10.1016/s0377-1237(09)80046-4

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“…In line with this Chaudhari et al reported that absence during vaccine drive due to leave or temporary duty was one of the most common reasons for not completing primary immunization in partially vaccinated health care workers [28]. In the current study about one-fourth (25.9%) of partially vaccinated health professionals were on waiting for the next dose.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…Significantly higher vaccination coverage was found for medical doctors, pharmacists, first degree holders, master degree holders, and unmarried health professionals than their equivalents in the group. The presence of significant association between type of profession and vaccination status is also reported by so many studies [12, 13, 25, 28, 29]. The study done by Kathy et al reported that more than high school education has significantly higher vaccination coverage [14].…”

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confidence: 81%

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Hepatitis B Vaccination Status among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Ethiopia

Ayalew

Horsa

2017

Hepatitis Research and Treatment

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Background Even though health professionals (HPs) need special consideration for hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination, this is not widely implemented in low- and middle-income countries. The aim of this study was to determine the vaccination status of health professionals against hepatitis B virus infection, to identify barriers to vaccination and to identify factors associated with vaccination status. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted from June 1 to 15, 2016. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaire and analysed using SPSS version 21. A test of association was done using binary logistic regression and P value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Out of 286 HPs included in the study 28.7% received full course vaccination against HBV. The most frequently mentioned reasons for not being vaccinated against HBV are unavailability of the vaccine (58.2%) and its cost (18.5%). Age, marital status, level of education, and type of profession have significant association with vaccination status. Conclusion HBV coverage among HPs in Gondar University Hospital (GUH) is inadequate. This is mostly due to unavailability of the vaccine and its cost. Vaccination status significantly varies based on level of education, type of profession, age, and marital status. We recommend making vaccines available and accessible.

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Hepatitis B Vaccination Status among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Ethiopia

Ayalew

Horsa

2017

Hepatitis Research and Treatment

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“…[16] We found in our study that 80 percent of HCWs who were previously vaccinated had protective titers while only 41 % of the unvaccinated subjects had anti HBs titers above 10 miu/ml. similar results were seen in some other studies from India [11,17]. This inding reiterates the fact that most of the healthcare workers are still unaware or ignorant about hepatitis B vaccination and are prone for the infection through blood and other body luid exposure.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…As a part of occupational safety measures, all HCWs are recommended to a compulsory vaccination against HBV [10]. However, as per the estimates by WHO, only 18% of HCW of South East Asia including India are vaccinated [11,12] due to poor awareness in this group. The HBV vaccines has been demonstrated to be very effective in clinical trials involving several groups which showed complete protection in persons with anti-HBs concentration of more than 10 miu/ml following vaccination [13,14].…”

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Status of protection against Hepatitis B infection among healthcare workers (HCW) in a tertiary healthcare center in India: results can’t be ignored!

Nitin¹

2017

J Hematol Clin Res

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Background and Aims: the Aim of the study was to fi nd the level of protection among the healthcare workers (nurses, doctors, housekeeping staff and general duty assistants) by doing Anti-HBsAb titer and vaccinate those who were not properly immunized against HBV infection. Materials and Methods:The study was approved by the Institutional review board of the Hospital. The study group included doctors, nurses, technical staff and lab attendants. Anti-HBs antibody titer was done on Vitros 3600 (OCD, USA). Tests were performed according to manufacturer's instruction. Vaccine provided was Engerix B (GSK Glaxo, Belgium). Vaccination was provided to all employees had titer below 10 miu/ml.Results: 489 of 794(61.5%) HCW had no history of previous vaccination and only 293 (36.9%) subjects had complete vaccination. Only 60.8 % (482/794) of the total subjects had titer above 10 miu/ml and were protected against Hepatitis B. Around 80.6% (246/305) of those who were fully vaccinated and 40.8% (237/489) of those who were not vaccinated previously had protective anti-HBs titers(>10 miu/ml). Majority (86.8%, 271/312) who had titer below 10 miu/ml were unvaccinated. Two of eight employees who had history of needle stick injury in past were found non-immune to Hepatitis-B infection. Conclusion:Despite being involved in the procedures with high chances of infections through needle stick or other exposures, only one third of health care workers were vaccinated against hepatitis B. We recommend that all the HCWs should be vaccinated for Hepatitis B and their anti-HBs levels determined at regular intervals.

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“…As concerns HBV vaccination, we can say that it needs to be implemented in countries where the incidence, as well as the probability of being infected if exposed, is high [27]. In Italy this vaccination has been mandatory for newborns since 1991, while it is recommended for HCWs.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviours towards Recommended Vaccinations among Healthcare Workers

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Healthcare workers (HCWs) are an important group of professionals exposed to biological risk during their work activities. So, the aim of this study is to perform a survey on the knowledge, attitude and behaviour of Italian HCWs towards the vaccinations recommended by the Ministry of Health. A cross-sectional study was carried out during the period September 2014–August 2015 in the Lazio region. The study was conducted by recruiting HCWs and biomedical students. The sample was comprised of 571 responders, of whom 12.4% were physicians, 18.9% were nurses, 34.3% were other HCW, and 34.3% were biomedical students (medical and nurses students). Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is perceived as a risk for personal health by 457 (80%) participants; TB is also worrying (434; 76%). Moreover, HBV (70.9%) and tuberculosis (TB) (79.2%) are perceived as a risk for health, while influenza is not considered so by most participants (46.2%). There is an underestimation of the role of influenza, perceived as a risk for 137 respondents (24%). The vaccination rate among these HCWs is highest for Hepatitis B virus (HBV) (82%), and lowest for influenza (28.5%) and varicella (40.3%). The vast majority of responders are in favour of HBV (77.8%) and TB (64.8%) vaccines. For other vaccinations there is less interest (between 33% and 40% for measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis and influenza). This study shows that knowledge of recommended occupational vaccinations is insufficient in HCWs, with few exceptions represented by HBV and TB. There is a need for novel approaches in this field, with the aim of enhancing vaccine coverage among HCW.

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Hepatitis B Immunisation in Health Care Workers

Abstract: Due to low and delayed HBV vaccine-compliance, HCW continue to be at the risk of occupational HBV. Health education highlighting occupational risk of HBV, accessibility of vaccine and mandatory vaccination of HCW is recommended to increase HBV vaccine compliance among HCW.

Cited by 27 publications

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Hepatitis B Vaccination Status among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Ethiopia

Hepatitis B Vaccination Status among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Ethiopia

Status of protection against Hepatitis B infection among healthcare workers (HCW) in a tertiary healthcare center in India: results can’t be ignored!

Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviours towards Recommended Vaccinations among Healthcare Workers

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