Adherence to Hepatitis B Vaccination Among Health Care Workers in State Hospitals in Ibadan, Nigeria

Background: According to WHO and CDC guidelines, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health concern. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are susceptible to HBV infection, HCWs must know the HBV vaccine dosage, take 3-doses of HBV vaccine, at 0,1,6 months, undergo postvaccination serological testing between 1 to 2 months after vaccination. These four procedures are classified as indicators of HB vaccine. The aim of the study is to assess adherence to hepatitis B vaccination among health workers in state hospitals in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria.

Methods: The hospitals based cross-sectional study was carried out between January 2024 and May 2024, 274 HCWs were selected using a random sample technique. The data was gathered using a self-administered electronic questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were undertaken with Epi InfoTM version 7, Microsoft Excel and SPSS

Results: The proportion of health workers who are vaccinated is 52.55% (144/274), while 14.23%(39/274) HCWs adhere to the four indicators of HB vaccination, There is significant association between vaccination status at C.I = 95% with the age (P =0.003) occupation (p = 0.000) work duration (p =0.000).Likewise, the number of HBV dosages taken in this study was also significantly influenced by the age (p = 0.033), occupation (p=0.000) and work duration (p= 0.000).

Conclusion: This study shows poor adherence of health care workers in state hospitals in Ibadan to the four indicators of the HB vaccination for healthcare workers. Adherence to HB vaccination program indicators should be encouraged via facility-led interventions.

Keywords: Hope, Expectation, Certainty, Fulfilment, Phenomenology, Temporality, Human Existence