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Volume 1, Issue 1

J Nurs Res Pract

Nursing Care & Breast Congress 2017

December 11-13, 2017

December 11-13, 2017 | Rome, Italy

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WORLD CONGRESS ON NURSING CARE

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EUROPEAN BREAST CONGRESS

Hepatitis B vaccination coverage and the determinants of vaccination among health care workers in

selected health facilities in Lusaka district, Zambia: An exploratory study

Namwaka Mungandi

Zambia Emory HIV Research Group, Zambia

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epatitis B is a viral infection of the liver that causes both acute and chronic disease. It is an occupational hazard for

health care workers (HCWs) and can be prevented by the administration of a vaccine.The Centre for Disease Control

recommends that HCWs must be vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases including hepatitis B. In Zambia, theMinistry

of Health acknowledges that this policy exists but is not implemented to its full potential. The objective of the study was to

determine the prevalence and determinants of hepatitis B vaccination among HCWs in selected health facilities in Lusaka.

This was an exploratory study that included 331 HCWs from seven health facilities across Lusaka district. The study consisted

of nurses, doctors, laboratory personnel and general workers. Data was collected through self-administered structured

questionnaires. The dependent variable was vaccination status and the independent variables were; age, sex, sharp injuries/

year, work experience, knowledge in hepatitis B, profession, training in infection control, sector and facility level. Multiple

logistic regression was used to determine the best predictors for hepatitis B vaccination among HCWs. 19.3% of the HCWs

were vaccinated against hepatitis B, with 54.7% being fully vaccinated and 45.3% being partially vaccinated. The analysis

showed that; age, sharp injuries/year and training in infection control were the best predictors for hepatitis B vaccination. To

increase the number of HCWs vaccinated against hepatitis B, health institutions should bear the cost for vaccinating their staff

and efforts should be made to impart appropriate health education regarding hepatitis B infection and its prevention.

Biography

Namwaka Mungandi completed her Master of Science in Epidemiology degree from the University of Zambia early 2017. She is currently Global Health Corps

Fellow working at Zambia Emory HIV Research Group as a Laboratory Services Coordinator. She recently published her Master of Science thesis in Annals of

Occupational and Environmental Medicine journal, and is currently working on a study looking at contraception uptake in high risk women to HIV acquisiton in

Zambia.

namwakamungandi@yahoo.com

Namwaka Mungandi, J Nurs Res Pract 2017, 1:1(Suppl)