Prevalence and geo-clinicodemographic factors associated with hepatitis B vaccination among healthcare workers in five developing countries.
Precious Adade DuoduErnest DarkwahPascal AgbadiHenry Ofori DuahJerry John NutorPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2022)
Given the increased risk of hepatitis B infection among healthcare workers, policymakers in developing countries should intensify education campaigns among HCWs and, perhaps, must take it a step further by making hepatitis B vaccination compulsory and a key requirement for employment, especially among those workers who regularly encounter bodily fluids of patients.