Knowledge, risk perception and hepatitis B vaccination status of healthcare workers in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Knowledge, risk perception and hepatitis B vaccination status of healthcare workers in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
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10.5897/jphe2015.0795
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2016-01-01
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Oche, M. O.
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Hassan, M.;Awosan, K. J.;Oche, M. O.
乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）感染威胁着全球人口的健康。它是卫生保健工作者（HCWs）的一个重要职业风险；已知他们在针头刺伤和意外接触受感染的血液和其他体液后感染的风险很高。本研究旨在评估尼日利亚索科托Usmanu Danfodiyo大学教学医院（UDUTH）卫生保健员的知识、风险认知和乙型肝炎疫苗接种状况。2013年2月至4月，采用多阶段抽样方法对124名卫生保健工作者进行描述性横断面研究。采用事先设计的问卷进行知情同意和信息收集，数据分析采用SPSS version 20软件进行。大多数应答者（86.3%）表现出对HBV感染的良好了解。大多数应答者（92.7%）认为，由于其职业，与一般人群相比，自己感染HBV的风险更高。124名应答者中只有50人（40.3%）接种了乙肝病毒感染疫苗。此外，在50名已接种HBV感染疫苗的应答者中，只有28人（56.0%）接种了推荐的三剂疫苗。这项研究表明，尼日利亚索科托市UDUTH的卫生保健工作人员对乙肝疫苗接种的接受程度较低，尽管他们有良好的知识和高风险认知。兹建议定期对工作人员进行预防血液和其他体液传播病原体在医院环境中的传播的教育，并促进在卫生保健设施中获得预防相关疫苗可预防疾病的疫苗。
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection threatens the health of populations across the globe. It is an important occupational risk for health care workers (HCWs); they are known to be at high risk of the infection following needle stick injuries and accidental exposure to infected blood and other body fluids. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge, risk perception and hepatitis B vaccination status of HCWs in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto, Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional study among 124 HCWs selected by multistage sampling technique was conducted in the months of February to April 2013. Informed consent was taken and information was collected by a pre-designed questionnaire, data analysis was done using computer software, SPSS version 20. Majority of respondents (86.3%) demonstrated good knowledge of HBV infection. Most of the respondents (92.7%) perceived themselves to be more at risk of HBV infection as compared to the general population by virtue of their profession. Only 50 (40.3%) of the 124 respondents have been vaccinated against HBV infection. In addition, only 28 (56.0%) of the 50 respondents that have been vaccinated against HBV infection had the recommended three doses of the vaccine. This study demonstrated poor uptake of hepatitis B vaccination among HCWs in UDUTH, Sokoto, Nigeria, despite good knowledge and high risk perception. Periodic education of staff on prevention of transmission of blood and other body fluids borne pathogens in the hospital setting, and promotion of accessibility to vaccines against relevant vaccine preventable diseases in the healthcare facilities are hereby suggested.