scholarly journals A Cross-sectional Study on Hepatitis B Vaccination Status and Post-exposure Prophylaxis Practices Among Health Care Workers in Teaching Hospitals of Mangalore

2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 664 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.N. Harsha Kumar ◽  
Rahul P. Nambiar ◽  
Sarbjit Mohapatra ◽  
Aditi Khanna ◽  
R. Praveen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vaccination Status ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Hepatitis B Vaccination ◽  
Post Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis

"Hepatitis B vaccination status and factors influencing Hepatitis B vaccination status in Health care workers of two Aga Khan secondary care hospitals at Sindh- a cross sectional study" (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salman Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Secondary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vaccination Status ◽  
Hepatitis B Vaccination ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Care Workers

BACKGROUND Health care workers (HCWs) are at greatest risk for acquiring Hepatitis B Virus infection because of needle stick injuries (NSIs) and occupational exposure to potentially infectious blood and body fluids as they deal with patients with different infections. Hepatitis B vaccination protects against the infection. Screening and vaccination against Hepatitis B is recommended for all HCWs. OBJECTIVE I. To estimate the prevalence of Hepatitis B vaccination among HCWs of Private Aga Khan Secondary care hospitals at Sindh. II. To determine factors influencing Hepatitis B vaccination among HCWs of Private Aga Khan Secondary care hospitals at Sindh. METHODS A cross sectional study will be conducted in two Aga Khan Secondary care hospitals at Sindh (Aga Khan Maternal and Child Care Center Hyderabad and Aga Khan Hospital for Women, Karaimabad, Karachi). Sample size calculated is 264 with 10% non-respondent rate. A pre-tested structured questionnaire will be devised to collect information from study participants, data will be collected from HCWs of the designated hospitals. Analysis will be done using STATA 15. RESULTS NA as it is a protocol CONCLUSIONS he present work will help in identifying overall vaccination coverage and factors influencing HBV vaccination coverage, increasing access to vaccination will improve Hepatitis B vaccine coverage among HCWs that will enable them to remain safe from occupational exposure on daily basis not only this but they will have less chance to acquire HBV or transmit infection to others. CLINICALTRIAL NA. This is not a trial

scholarly journals Vaccination Behaviour Influences Self-Report of Influenza Vaccination Status: A Cross-Sectional Study among Health Care Workers

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. e39496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Llupià ◽  
Alberto L. García-Basteiro ◽  
Guillermo Mena ◽  
José Ríos ◽  
Joaquim Puig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vaccination Status ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals NEEDLE-STICK AND SHARP INJURIES (NSIS) AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY IN A TERTIARY HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION OF KOLKATA, INDIA

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Sukesh Das
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Care Institution ◽  
Post Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Institution ◽  
Care Workers

Background: NSI is an important but preventable occupational hazard among Health care workers (HCWs) all over the world. Objective:To assess prevalence of NSIs and related knowledge and practices among HCWs of a tertiary health care institution. Methods: It was an institution based, cross sectional study done among junior doctors (interns and house staffs) and nurses in a tertiary health care institution of Kolkata. Complete enumeration was done and sample size was 215. Aself-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Results: The prevalence of NSIs was 22.3%, more among junior doctors compared to nurses (28.3% vs. 11.7%), majority experiencing 1-3 incidents in last 3 months. Recapping of needle was the most common activity leading to NSIs (56.3%). Only 14.6% reported their NSIs to their authority. 64.2% of the study subjects were vaccinated against Hepatitis B. The study subjects had fair knowledge about the diseases transmitted by NSIs, but their practice on post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) was poor. Heavy workload, fatigue, lack of protective measures and inadequate training contributed to NSIs, as they reported. Conclusion: Greater awareness and willingness to adhere to the designed protocols for sharps management among HCWs are urgently needed to prevent this problem.

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