Hepatitis B vaccination coverage amongst healthcare workers in a tertiary academic hospital in Gauteng province, South Africa

• DOI: 10.4102/sajid.v37i1.393
• Publication Date: 2022-08-01T11:46:27Z
• Authors: Lufuno L. Razwiedani; Ntlogeleng M. Mogale; Muthuhadini P.B. ...
• Keywords: Hepatitis B

Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major public health concern in South Africa. Hepatitis highly infectious blood-borne causing liver disease. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of occupational exposure.This study aimed to investigate HBV vaccination amongst HCWs tertiary academic hospital Gauteng province, Africa.Self-administered questionnaires were used collect data from 500 consecutively sampled HCWs. Data analysed using Stata version 12.A total 460 participated the study. Most women (68.7%), < 40 years age (66.9%) and worked for 10 (66.0%). Almost 50.0% either doctors or medical students 40.3% nurses student nurses. group 30 (79.4%) had received least 1 dose HB vaccine. Prevaccination immunity screening was conducted on 17.5% HCWs, only 11.0% reported be protected against HBV. About 49.0% fully vaccinated. Post-vaccination testing 15.1%, 24.0% paid vaccinations. Nursing staff those > work experience 2.5 2.6 times more likely vaccinated, respectively. Cleaning less vaccinated.Although not all our found higher proportion vaccinated than previously Province. It recommended that promoted local policy, aligned national developed implemented hospital.