Vaccine coverage with hepatitis B and other vaccines in the Colombian Amazon: do health worker knowledge and perception influence coverage?

Abstract

The HB control program in Colombia has achieved good coverage in one of the most endemic areas of the country. However, barriers to vaccination arise from inequities in the distribution of health insurance and inadequate HW knowledge.

Hepatitis and liver disease knowledge and preventive practices among health workers in Mexico: a cross-sectional study

“…However, despite the existence of the vaccine, without proper knowledge among health workers, individuals in the population are less likely to receive the full course of the vaccine because they are not properly informed of the importance of receiving all three doses (Hoz et al 2005). For HCV, there is neither a vaccine nor an approved post exposure prophylaxis regimen (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007); as a result, hepatitis C prevention programs must focus on behavioral interventions (Soto-Salgado et al 2010).…”

Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B in the Urban District Health Baskuy Burkina Faso

“…In recent years, the Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso has adopted strategies aimed at reducing the transmission of HBV and HCV, such as the strengthening of infection control in health facilities by vaccinating health care workers against hepatitis B and blood safety measures. However, the anti-HBV vaccination is unfortunately not used in a systematic manner for the protection of health personnel in primary prevention or post-exposure prophylaxis [11]. In our study we found that vaccinations were not always made in the best conditions; there was either a lack of prior testing of vaccinated health workers or incompleteness of the doses received by the latter.…”

“…Health workers' knowledge of HBV has been repeatedly described as disappointing by various studies evaluating the knowledge, attitudes and professional risk of contracting hepatitis [7]- [11]. This study allowed us to note that overall the level of knowledge among health workers is good on targeted knowledge.…”

“…The modes of contamination were well known globally by health workers. Pietra addressing different topics in Burkina Faso found in 2008 in a study on the health personnel of the health district of Nanoro some gaps about the importance of vaccination against HBV infection in primary prevention in case of accidental exposure to blood, as well as about the possibilities of medical management of chronic hepatitis available in Burkina Faso [11].…”

“…If infection with hepatitis B can be effectively prevented by proper administration of the vaccine against HBV at birth of newborns, a good level of knowledge of the disease among health staff seems essential for ensure good management of people because it is an important source of information for the population [11].…”