Open AccessHepatitis B Vaccination Status and Associated Factors Among Healthcare Professionals Working in Health Centers at Akaki Kality Subcity of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Mulatu Ayana Hordofa,
Abdulhafiz Hussen Hassan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s287579
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , health care , cross sectional study , family medicine , logistic regression , environmental health , hepatitis b , odds ratio , hepatitis b vaccine , hepatitis b virus , immunology , hbsag , virus , pathology , economics , economic growth
People at high risk for hepatitis B virus include healthcare workers in contact with blood and human secretions. Hepatitis B virus is unique compared to other sexually transmitted infections because a highly efficacious vaccine exists. However, there have been few studies conducted around the vaccination status of hospital healthcare workers in Ethiopia. Little is known about vaccination penetration among healthcare professionals working in health centers in Ethiopia.