Prevalence and associated knowledge of hepatitis B infection among healthcare workers in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Yu-Ling QinBo LiYue-Su ZhouXin ZhangLei LiBing SongPeng LiuYue YuanZhong-Peng ZhaoJun JiaoJing LiYi SunStephen SevalieJoseph E KanuYa-Jun SongJia-Fu JiangFoday SahrTian-Jun Jiangnull nullPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2018)
HCWs in Sierra Leone lacked adequate knowledge of the hepatitis B virus. Additionally, the low coverage rate of hepatitis B vaccination among HCWs fails to meet WHO recommendations, leaving many of the sampled HCWs susceptible to infection. This study reaffirms the need for more intensive training for HCWs in addition to strengthening vaccination programmes to protect HCWs against HBV in Sierra Leone.