Hepatitis B vaccination coverage among health-care workers in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Auta, EO Adewuyi, GT Kureh, N Onoviran, D Adeloye - Vaccine, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To estimate full hepatitis B vaccination coverage (uptake of≥ 3 doses of vaccine)
among health-care workers (HCWs) in Africa. Methods We systematically searched the …

Knowledge, vaccination status, and reasons for avoiding vaccinations against hepatitis B in developing countries: a systematic review

PB Machmud, S Glasauer, C Gottschick, R Mikolajczyk - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: The coverage of hepatitis B vaccination remains low in developing
countries to date. This systematic review thus analyzes the determinants of people's …

Evaluation of hepatitis B knowledge, practices, and beliefs among the Jordanian population: A cross-sectional study

B Othman, M Barakat, A Omar, A Al-Rawashdeh… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
This study aimed to assess the knowledge, practices, and beliefs among the Jordanian
population regarding hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. A cross-sectional questionnaire was …

Hepatitis B knowledge, testing, and vaccination history among undergraduate public health students in Ghana

E Osei, J Niyilapah… - BioMed research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious public health problem in many
parts of the world. The risk of acquiring the infection through exposure to blood, semen, and …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B virus infection in Nigeria

AO Eni, MG Soluade, OO Oshamika… - Annals of global …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The World Health Organisation recently launched a campaign to reduce
Hepatitis B Viral Infections by 80% globally. Achieving this goal is partly predicated on …

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Health Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Ile‐Ife, Nigeria, towards Ebola Viral Disease

SA Olowookere, EA Abioye-Kuteyi… - Journal of tropical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Health workers are more prone to Ebola viral disease (EVD) than the general
population. This study assessed the preparedness of health workers in the control and …

Protecting health workers from nosocomial Hepatitis B infections: A review of strategies and challenges for implementation of Hepatitis B vaccination among health …

B Malewezi, SB Omer, B Mwagomba… - Journal of epidemiology …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Sub-Saharan region has the highest Hepatitis B virus (HBV) rates, and health
workers are at an increased risk of contracting nosocomial HBV infection. Vaccination of …

Knowledge, risk of infection, and vaccination status of hepatitis B virus among rural high school students in Nanumba North and South Districts of Ghana

A Adam, A Fusheini - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Hepatitis B (HB) is a viral infection that affects the liver and can lead to life-
threatening conditions including cirrhosis and liver cancer. Over a billion people are …

Assessing level of knowledge and uptake of hepatitis B vaccination among health care workers at Juba Teaching Hospital, Juba City, South Sudan

JB Alege, G Gulom, A Ochom… - Advances in preventive …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) virus (HBV) infection remains a severe problem
worldwide. An estimated 240–400 million persons are reported to have chronic HBV …

Hepatitis B vaccination coverage, knowledge and sociodemographic determinants of uptake in high risk public safety workers in Kaduna State, Nigeria: a cross …

CL Ochu, CM Beynon - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To estimate hepatitis B vaccination (HBVc) coverage, and knowledge and
sociodemographic determinants of full dose uptake in Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) …