Knowledge, attitude and practice of hepatitis (B) among healthcare workers in relation to their vaccination status in Khartoum, Sudan, 2015: a cross-sectional study

Mustafa, Almustafa Siddig Mohammed; Ahmed, Almegdad; Alamin, Tariq Ahmed Abdelbaset; Shaheen, Mutaz T.; Hilali, Awab Mohamed Mohamed Ahmed; Fadul, Moneeb Hassan Mohammed Alamin; Abdelsalam, Ahmed Abdelaziz Abugrain; Abdelrahim, M.A.; Elsheikh, Mohamed Nasr

doi:10.18502/sjms.v13i1.1686

“…The results of the current study revealed a significant association between HCW category, level of education and knowledge on the route of HBV transmission. This is similar to what was obtained in Sierra Leone,11 Sudan19 and Northeast Ethiopia 20. This may be justified by the fact that education trains individuals to acquire, evaluate and use information 21.…”

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confidence: 82%

Knowledge, attitude and prevalence of hepatitis B virus among healthcare workers: a cross-sectional, hospital-based study in Bamenda Health District, NWR, Cameroon

Akazong

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Tume

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Njouom

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et al. 2020

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Introduction Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a bloodborne virus which can be transmitted via percutaneous and mucocutaneous exposure to infected body fluid. Healthcare workers (HCWs) who are continuously exposed to different body fluids are at an increased risk of contracting and transmitting this virus. It is thus important to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of HCWs towards HBV and the prevalence of HBV infection among them. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out between April and September 2017. Overall, 398 HCWs were recruited for this study. Knowledge on the route of HBV transmission and attitude towards HBV were evaluated using a well-structured questionnaire. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positivity was obtained using the Monolisa HBsAg ULTRA kit (Bio-Rad). Data were analysed using SPSS V.20. results Among the HCWs who participated in this study, 338 (84.9%) had heard of HBV, and 269 (67.6%) of them had adequate knowledge on the route of HBV transmission. Medical doctors were the most knowledgeable among biomedical workers and students (76.5%). The rate of stigma was highest among nurses (87, 38.8%). The prevalence of HBsAg positivity was high (42, 10.6%) given that there is an efficient and available vaccine. Overall, over 70% of HCWs invited to participate in this study responded. Conclusion Knowledge on the route of HBV transmission was fair, and the level of stigmatisation of HBV-infected patients and the prevalence of HBV infection were high in this study. A sensitisation campaign should be carried out to educate HCWs on HBV, thus reducing the level of stigma associated with HBV as well as the probability of contracting HBV as a nosocomial infection.

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“…Based on our study majourty of study participants, 279 (65.6%) had good knowelege towards HBV infection. This finding was inconsistance with the study done in Mogadishu Somalia (80.9%) [ 12 ], Northern Nigeria (76.9%) [ 6 ], and khartoum, Sudan (70.0%) [ 13 ], respectively. This is maybe the difference in the educational status of the study population.…”

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confidence: 83%

Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, and Associated Factor towards Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Health Care Professionals at Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021: A Cross Sectional Study

Belete

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Wondale

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Kiros

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et al. 2022

International Journal of Hepatology

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Background. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the major infectious hazard for health care personnel. The global prevalence of HBV infection is highly heterogeneous, and the highest prevalence (6.2 and 6.1%) is among the World Health Organization Western Pacific and World Health Organization African regions, respectively. The pooled prevalence of HBV in Ethiopia among health workers was accounted for 5%. The prevalence rate of HBV in health care workers is about 2–10 times higher than the general population in the world. There for, the main aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice, and associated factors towards hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among health care professionals at Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021. Method. An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was at Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, in 2021, and a systematic random sampling technique was used from different professionals, and the separate sample was taken independently from each. A pretested structured questionnaire was constructed and collects data then analyzed by using SPSS version 23. Result. A total of 422 health care workers having different professions have participated in this study. 243 (57.6%) of the study subjects were males. The average correctly answered knowledge, attitude, and practice questions were 65.6%, 40.3%, and 34.8, respectively. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that being nurse professionals ( A O R = 0.17 (0.07, 0.38), P < 0.001 ), midwives ( A O R = 0.19 (0.07, 0.5), P = 0.001 ), and work experience ( A O R = 2.37 (1.38, 4.02), P = 0.002 ) were associated with knowledge levels. Being degree holders ( A O R = 2.49 (1.23, 5.02), P = 0.01 ) and specialists ( A O R = 9.78 (2.69, 35.5), P = 0.001 ) were associated with attitude levels. Being medical laboratories ( A O R = 17.42 (5.02, 60.5), P ≤ 0.001 ) and pharmacy professionals ( A O R = 11.2 (4.02, 31.42), P ≤ 0.001 ) were associated with practice levels. Conclusion and Recommendation. Based on the current study, most of the health care professionals in this study area have poor knowledge, negative attitude, and malpractice towards HBV infection. Therefore, continual professional training programs on HBV infection include increased vaccination coverage rate and postexposure prophylaxis of heath care workers especially for highly exposed professionals.

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“…According to this study's findings, the HBV vaccine's widespread sensitization campaigns carried out by the Ugandan Ministry of Health in recent years may be to blame for the high level of knowledge about its availability among healthcare professionals at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital (Morris et al 2021) [25] . Regarding the respondents checking the efficiency of the vaccination after vaccination in our study is very low and mainly by medical staff (15%) in comparison with the study of Almustafa, et al, 2015 [16] This study revealed that 71.3% did not obtain the post-vaccination test to ensure the efficiency of the vaccination. Our study reveals higher results than the study of Ali AL-Janabi, 2009 [20] found that in Karbala, all laboratory workers gave negative results after ELISA assaying blood, and only two male technicians at Al-Hussein general hospital showed positive IgG anti-HBsAg, which may be related to vaccine response.…”

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confidence: 73%

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare providers regarding the Hepatitis B infection and vaccine at Al-Salama Hospital-Ameria, Baghdad City, October-November 2022, cross-sectional study

Atshan¹,

Fawzi²,

Hasan³

et al. 2023

Int. J. Adv. Community Med.

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Background: One of the deadliest forms of viral hepatitis, the hepatitis B virus, poses a severe threat to human health. Because they frequently come into contact with bodily secretions, especially blood, that are contaminated with the virus, health providers are frequently deals with that secretions. Precautions like personal safety measures and vaccinations can be avoided. Objective: To determine the health providers knowledge, attitude, and practice about avoiding hepatitis B infection and getting the immunization against infection in Al-Salama-Amriya hospital, Baghdad. Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional study including (154) health providers how work in different health institution in Amira Baghdad city included (Al Salama hospital (90 persons), primary care (44 persons) and specialist dental care centers (20 persons), During October and November 2022,. The information was collected by Using a questionnaire, included the information about the knowledge, attitude, and practice of health provider regarding the infection by Hepatitis B, immunization and demographic information. The study data were presented using a descriptive summary created in the excel software's 10 window utilizing frequencies, proportions, and percentages. Each subject gave their verbal consent, and the study kept the individuals' identities anonymous. Results: Our study including (154) health providers are medical staff (59) and (95) paramedical staff, the overall knowledge scoring of them is (68%), overall attitude scoring is (75%), and the overall practice is (58%), among the medical staffs only (15%) had undergone screening for HBV, and (67%) had completed the three doses in other side the paramedical without history of screening for HBV with (37%) had completed the three doses. Conclusion: Over all attitude of health providers is more than the knowledge and practice (75%), (68%) and (58%) respectively with low rate of vaccination specially paramedical staff.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of hepatitis (B) among healthcare workers in relation to their vaccination status in Khartoum, Sudan, 2015: a cross-sectional study

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Knowledge, attitude and prevalence of hepatitis B virus among healthcare workers: a cross-sectional, hospital-based study in Bamenda Health District, NWR, Cameroon

Knowledge, attitude and prevalence of hepatitis B virus among healthcare workers: a cross-sectional, hospital-based study in Bamenda Health District, NWR, Cameroon

Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, and Associated Factor towards Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Health Care Professionals at Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021: A Cross Sectional Study

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare providers regarding the Hepatitis B infection and vaccine at Al-Salama Hospital-Ameria, Baghdad City, October-November 2022, cross-sectional study

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