ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2019
Hepatitis B vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in a referral hospital, Accra.
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- Assessing the psychometric properties of a modified vaccine hesitancy scale for measuring hepatitis B vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in Southern Ghana.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Self-reported exposure to blood and body fluids and serological evidence of lifetime exposure to hepatitis B virus among health care workers in Ghana: a cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
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- A Multicentre Cross-Sectional Study on Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage and Associated Factors Among Personnel Working in Health Facilities in Kumasi, Ghana.BioMed research international · 2024Article
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- Hepatitis B virus vaccination post serological testing and antibody levels of vaccinated health care workers in Accra, Ghana.Vaccine: X · 2023Article
- Hepatitis B infection prevention: Audit of selected healthcare facilities in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana.Infection prevention in practice · 2023Article
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- Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B virus infection and associated factors among health care workers in Southern Ghana.IJID regions · 2023Article
- Perceptions and Cues to Action as Predictors of Nurses' Vaccination Intentions at Two Primary Health Care Facilities in Ghana.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- HBV Infection Is an Intermediate-Risk Disease, Whereas Anaemia Is a Mild-to-Moderate Public Health Problem in Young Ghanaian Adults: A Four-Year Retrospective Analysis of Students' Medical Records.BioMed research international · 2023Article
- Occupational health hazards among healthcare providers and ancillary staff in Ghana: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Level of screening for and vaccination against hepatitis B among healthcare workers in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: a public health concern.Infection prevention in practice · 2022Article
- A novel model of care for simplified testing of HBV in African communities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Screening, Vaccination Uptake and Linkage to Care for Hepatitis B Virus among Health Care Workers in Rural Sierra Leone.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2021Article
- Occupational injuries among health care workers at a public hospital in Ghana.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Hepatitis B Virus Infection Knowledge as a Predictor of Vaccination Uptake Intentions Among Healthcare Workers in the Oti Region, Ghana.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
introductionHepatitis B vaccination among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Ghana has not been actively pursued despite the endemicity of the infection. This study measures the hepatitis B vaccine uptake among HCWs at the University of Ghana Hospital, Legon (UGHL) and identifies the factors associated with vaccination.
methodsAn analytical cross-sectional study involving all staff who have direct contact with patients was conducted. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data on vaccination status, age, sex, type of staff, duration of work in the facility, exposure to blood or blood products, blood stained linens/waste, sharp instruments and performance of invasive procedures. Data was analysed using STATA 14. Continuous variables were described using median values and interquartile ranges (IQR) and categorical variables as proportions. Bivariate and multivariate analysis were conducted to identify the factors associated with hepatitis B vaccination status.
resultsOf the 161 participants interviewed, 63.4% were females with median age 35 years (IQR: 27-45). Eighty-six (53.4%) of the respondents had taken the hepatitis B vaccine with 79.1% of them having completed the vaccination schedule. Factors associated with vaccination were working for more than 16 years (OR: 3.8, CI: 1.02-12.72), daily exposure to blood/blood products (OR: 4.1, CI: 1.43-11.81) and sharp instruments (OR: 4.45, CI: 1.39- 14.24), performing invasive procedures daily (OR: 3.0, CI: 1.07-8.45) and frequent exposure to blood stained linens/waste (OR: 6.1, CI: 1.41-26.51).
conclusionThe lack of hepatitis B vaccination among some HCWs at UGHL puts them at risk of contracting hepatitis B infection.
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