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DENTAL HEALTHCARE WORKER’S KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE ON HEPATITIS B INFECTION AND THEIR UPTAKE OF HEPATITIS B VACCINATION AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTER IN NEPAL
Author(s) -
Deepa Gurung,
Bikash Chaudhary,
Ujjwal Joshi,
Manash Shrestha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of chitwan medical college
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2091-2889
pISSN - 2091-2412
DOI - 10.54530/jcmc.440
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , hepatitis b , hepatitis b vaccine , family medicine , receipt , health care , hepatitis b virus , environmental health , immunology , virus , hbsag , world wide web , computer science , economics , economic growth
Background: Hepatitis B is a serious public health problem and dental healthcare workers (HCW) are at a greater risk of acquiring the infection. The main aim of this study was to as­sess the knowledge, attitude, and hepatitis B vaccination status of dental HCW at a tertiary dental hospital.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among all dental HCW and their knowledge lev­el, attitude, and vaccine uptake were measured. Factors associated with the receipt of full hepatitis B vaccination was assessed using Pearson’s chi-square test. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 23.Results: Out of the total 254 dental HCW, 207 responded to the survey signifying a response rate of 81.5%. The mean age of the participants was 25.6±5.4 years. A majority of the participants were female (156; 75.4%), unmarried (169; 81.6%), and dental students (117; 56.5%). Most participants had a fair knowledge (117; 56.5%) and a positive attitude regarding Hepatitis B virus (189; 91.3%). However, the uptake of full dose of hepatitis B vaccine was only 41.5%. Dental HCW’s age, marital status, educational attainment, and type of dental HCW were associated with receipt of full vac­cination (all p-value <0.05).Conclusions: Despite fair knowledge and positive attitude, the uptake of full vaccination was low among the dental HCW. Further strategies are needed to improve the hepatitis B vaccine uptake. Specifically, increasing the access

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