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Awareness and Vaccine Coverage of Hepatitis B among Cameroonian Medical Students
BACKGROUND: The endemic nature of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Sub-Saharan Africa is a significant public health problem that places health care providers (medical students inclusive) at increased risk of occupational exposure. However vaccination against HBV is not systematic among medical studen...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6176293/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30356352 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3673289 |
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author | Aroke, Desmond Kadia, Benjamin Momo Anutebeh, Ephesians Nkwetta Belanquale, Cluade Asaba Misori, Glory Masango Awa, Alfred Mbanga, Clarence M. Ngek, Larry Tangie |
author_facet | Aroke, Desmond Kadia, Benjamin Momo Anutebeh, Ephesians Nkwetta Belanquale, Cluade Asaba Misori, Glory Masango Awa, Alfred Mbanga, Clarence M. Ngek, Larry Tangie |
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description | BACKGROUND: The endemic nature of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Sub-Saharan Africa is a significant public health problem that places health care providers (medical students inclusive) at increased risk of occupational exposure. However vaccination against HBV is not systematic among medical students in Cameroon. Thus, we sought to evaluate awareness and HBV vaccine coverage among medical students in Cameroon. METHODS: Using semistructured questionnaire and a cross-sectional approach, medical students from 3 State Universities in Cameroon were evaluated for their knowledge, attitudes, and vaccination status against the HBV. Data were collected over a 3-month period. HBV vaccine status was defined as complete (3 doses), partial (1 and 2 doses), and unvaccinated. Data were entered and analyzed using Epi-info 7. RESULTS: There were 714 respondents among whom 186 (26.05%) had been vaccinated at least once against HBV. Sixty-six (9.24%) were partially vaccinated and 120 (16.81%) completely vaccinated. No student had done postvaccination serologic testing to confirm full immunisation. Eighty-three percent (83.00%) of respondents had adequate knowledge on HBV infection and vaccine, while 90.00% had adequate knowledge on HBV transmission. Most medical students had a positive attitude towards the HBV vaccine. The most common negative attitudes were worries about the side effects and fears of being infected by the vaccine. CONCLUSION: Despite adequate knowledge on HBV infection and vaccination only about 1 in 6 medical students had completed the HBV vaccination series. This highlights the need for better health policies aimed at increasing access and coverage of the HBV in at-risk populations like medical students. |
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spelling | pubmed-61762932018-10-23 Awareness and Vaccine Coverage of Hepatitis B among Cameroonian Medical Students Aroke, Desmond Kadia, Benjamin Momo Anutebeh, Ephesians Nkwetta Belanquale, Cluade Asaba Misori, Glory Masango Awa, Alfred Mbanga, Clarence M. Ngek, Larry Tangie Biomed Res Int Research Article BACKGROUND: The endemic nature of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Sub-Saharan Africa is a significant public health problem that places health care providers (medical students inclusive) at increased risk of occupational exposure. However vaccination against HBV is not systematic among medical students in Cameroon. Thus, we sought to evaluate awareness and HBV vaccine coverage among medical students in Cameroon. METHODS: Using semistructured questionnaire and a cross-sectional approach, medical students from 3 State Universities in Cameroon were evaluated for their knowledge, attitudes, and vaccination status against the HBV. Data were collected over a 3-month period. HBV vaccine status was defined as complete (3 doses), partial (1 and 2 doses), and unvaccinated. Data were entered and analyzed using Epi-info 7. RESULTS: There were 714 respondents among whom 186 (26.05%) had been vaccinated at least once against HBV. Sixty-six (9.24%) were partially vaccinated and 120 (16.81%) completely vaccinated. No student had done postvaccination serologic testing to confirm full immunisation. Eighty-three percent (83.00%) of respondents had adequate knowledge on HBV infection and vaccine, while 90.00% had adequate knowledge on HBV transmission. Most medical students had a positive attitude towards the HBV vaccine. The most common negative attitudes were worries about the side effects and fears of being infected by the vaccine. CONCLUSION: Despite adequate knowledge on HBV infection and vaccination only about 1 in 6 medical students had completed the HBV vaccination series. This highlights the need for better health policies aimed at increasing access and coverage of the HBV in at-risk populations like medical students. Hindawi 2018-09-25 /pmc/articles/PMC6176293/ /pubmed/30356352 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3673289 Text en Copyright © 2018 Desmond Aroke et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Aroke, Desmond Kadia, Benjamin Momo Anutebeh, Ephesians Nkwetta Belanquale, Cluade Asaba Misori, Glory Masango Awa, Alfred Mbanga, Clarence M. Ngek, Larry Tangie Awareness and Vaccine Coverage of Hepatitis B among Cameroonian Medical Students |
title | Awareness and Vaccine Coverage of Hepatitis B among Cameroonian Medical Students |
title_full | Awareness and Vaccine Coverage of Hepatitis B among Cameroonian Medical Students |
title_fullStr | Awareness and Vaccine Coverage of Hepatitis B among Cameroonian Medical Students |
title_full_unstemmed | Awareness and Vaccine Coverage of Hepatitis B among Cameroonian Medical Students |
title_short | Awareness and Vaccine Coverage of Hepatitis B among Cameroonian Medical Students |
title_sort | awareness and vaccine coverage of hepatitis b among cameroonian medical students |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6176293/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30356352 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3673289 |
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