[HTML][HTML] A review of health worker vaccination programs in low, middle and upper middle-income countries

GC Gaviola, M McCarville, S Shendale… - Public Health in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Health workers (HW) are at risk of contracting vaccine preventable diseases
when caring for patients and communities. This study aims to evaluate the existing literature …

Increasing hepatitis B vaccination coverage of healthcare workers—Global lessons for South Africa

RJ Burnett, A Dramowski, E Amponsah-Dacosta… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•South African healthcare workers are at high risk of contracting hepatitis
B.•Uptake of hepatitis B vaccination by South African healthcare workers is low.•Free …

Predictors of hepatitis B virus infection vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women attending antenatal Care at Lubaga Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

IB Afolabi, AB Aremu, LA Maidoki… - International journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background While hepatitis B virus infection may be seen as a global threat within the
medical and scientific community, primary prevention via vaccination remains the most …

Hepatitis B vaccine uptake and associated factors among adults of Gulu city in Northern Uganda: A community-based cross-sectional study

JO Aber, F Bongomin, SL Opio, E Ochola - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health problem against which
vaccination is recommended for all high-risk adults. HBV is highly endemic in Northern …

Low uptake of hepatitis B vaccination among healthcare workers in primary health facilities in Mwanza region, North-Western Tanzania

B Ndunguru, D Wilfred, A Kapesa, SD Kilonzo… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Despite the availability of hepatitis B vaccines (HBV) in Tanzania, their uptake
among healthcare workers (HCWs) in high-level facilities, such as tertiary hospitals where …

Hepatitis B virus infection status and associated factors among health care workers in selected hospitals in Kisumu County, Kenya: A cross-sectional study

FO Mboya, II Daud, R Ondondo… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Poorly managed medical waste produced at the health facilities are potential source of
infections including occupational exposure to Hepatitis B Virus (HBV). This study evaluated …

[HTML][HTML] Level of screening for and vaccination against hepatitis B among healthcare workers in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: a public health …

FK Sikakulya, DK Munyambalu, SB Mambo… - Infection Prevention in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background In low resource settings in sub-Saharan Africa healthcare workers (HCW) have
a high risk of contracting hepatitis B infection. Vaccination of HCWs is to protect them from …

[HTML][HTML] Factors Influencing Awareness and Practices of Hepatitis B Viral Infection among Students at the University for Development Studies in Tamale, Northern …

OR Hernandez, JK Moiko, CYR Delis - Open Access Library Journal, 2025 - scirp.org
Background: Hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection is a severe global health problem and the most
serious type of viral hepatitis. There are an estimated 2 billion individuals infected …

Knowledge and associated factors for the uptake of hepatitis B vaccine among nonmedical undergraduate students in a private university in Ekiti State, Nigeria

OE Elegbede, AK Alabi, TA Alao, TA Sanni - Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2022 - ajol.info
Background: Hepatitis B is a life‑threatening viral infection that causes acute and chronic
diseases of the liver. Hepatitis B infection is endemic in Nigeria with a national pooled …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B Vaccination Status, Knowledge, and Attitudes among Healthcare Workers in Military Hospital, Khartoum State: A Cross-sectional Study

S Yahia, S Babiker, MG Mohamed… - Matrix Science …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a significant public health issue that causes a
substantial number of cases of hepatitis-related illness and death. It is particularly important …