Hepatitis B Vaccination Uptake Rate and Predictors in Healthcare Professionals of Ethiopia

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Table 1 Hepatitis B Vaccination Uptake Rate Among Participants (n=260)

Variables		%	CI
HB vaccination uptake	Complete	37.7	31.9–43.3
	Received 4 doses	1.2	…
	Received 3 doses	36.5	…
	Noncomplete	62.3	56.7–68.1
	Received only 2 doses	10.4	…
	Received only 1 dose	31.1	…
	Received 0 dose	20.8	…

Abbreviations: CI, 95% confidence interval; HB, hepatitis B.

Table 2 Participants’ Demographic Characteristics and Hepatitis B Vaccination Uptake

Variables		n	HB Vaccination Uptake		χ^2	P
			Complete	Noncomplete
			%	%
Sex	Male	127	39.4	60.6	0.298	0.585
	Female	133	36.1	63.9
Age	Younger	156	35.3	64.7	0.985	0.321
	Older	104	41.3	58.7
Ever married	Yes	129	36.4	63.6	0.173	0.678
	No	131	38.9	61.1
Persons in the household*	Low	111	45.0	55.0	4.459	0.035
	High	149	32.2	67.8
Income of the respondent	Lower	181	31.5	68.5	9.752	0.002
	Higher	79	51.9	48.1
Income of the household	Lower	167	30.5	69.5	10.173	0.001
	Higher	93	50.5	49.5
Professional qualification	<BS	134	32.1	67.9	3.696	0.055
	≥BS	126	43.7	56.3
Professional role type	Nurse	178	39.9	60.1	1.158	0.282
	Other	82	32.9	67.1
Professional experience	Junior	185	34.1	65.9	3.615	0.057
	Senior	75	46.7	53.3
Sector of workplace	Public	144	39.6	60.4	0.491	0.483
	Private	116	35.3	64.7
Department of workplace	Emergency	36	30.6	69.4	0.906	0.341
	Other	224	38.8	61.2
Workload status	High	173	35.3	64.7	1.302	0.254
	Low	87	42.5	57.5
RIIP presence in workplace	Yes	131	42.7	57.3	2.874	0.090
	No	129	32.6	67.4

Note: *Number of persons in the household.

Abbreviations: HB, hepatitis B; RIIP, routine infant immunization program; χ², chi square; P, significance.

Table 3 Participants’ Psychosocial Characteristics and Hepatitis B Vaccination Uptake

Variables		n	HB Vaccination Uptake		χ^2	P
			Complete	Noncomplete
			%	%
Perceived susceptibility to infection	High	107	45.8	54.2	5.082	0.024
	Low	153	32.0	68.0
Perceived severity of infection	Harsh	145	43.4	56.6	4.625	0.032
	Lenient	115	30.4	69.6
Perceived efficacy of vaccine	Effective	132	46.2	53.8	8.287	0.004
	Ineffective	128	28.9	71.1
Perceived safety of vaccine	Safe	142	44.4	55.6	5.934	0.015
	Unsafe	118	29.7	70.3
Perceived affordability of vaccine	Cheap	111	47.7	52.3	8.339	0.004
	Expensive	149	30.2	69.8
Perceived accessibility of vaccine	Easy	129	45.0	55.0	5.760	0.016
	Difficult	131	30.5	69.5
Perceived efficacy of PPE	Effective	121	30.6	69.4	4.877	0.027
	Ineffective	139	43.9	56.1
Perceived efficacy of PEP	Effective	97	33.0	67.0	1.457	0.227
	Ineffective	163	40.5	59.5

Abbreviations: HB, hepatitis B; PEP, post-exposure prophylaxis; PPE, personal protective equipment; χ², chi square; P, significance.

Table 4 Participants’ Behavioral Characteristics and Hepatitis B Vaccination Uptake

Variables		n	HB Vaccination Uptake		χ^2	P
			Complete	Noncomplete
			%	%
Ever tested for HIV	Yes	162	38.9	61.1	0.262	0.609
	No	98	35.7	64.3
Alcohol use	Ever	76	31.6	68.4	1.709	0.191
	Never	184	40.2	59.8
Tobacco use	Ever	27	37.0	63.0	0.006	0.941
	Never	233	37.8	62.2
Prior OE to blood	Ever	143	32.9	67.1	3.150	0.076
	Never	117	43.6	56.4
Adherence in practicing UP	Good	195	35.4	64.6	1.769	0.184
	Poor	65	44.6	55.4

Abbreviations: HB, hepatitis B; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; OE, occupational exposure; UP, universal precautions; χ², chi square; P, significance.

Table 5 Participants’ Miscellaneous Characteristics and Hepatitis B Vaccination Uptake

Variables		n	HB Vaccination Uptake		χ^2	P
			Complete	Noncomplete
			%	%
History of jaundice	Yes	27	29.6	70.4	0.834	0.361
	No	233	38.6	61.4
Taken training on UP	Ever	134	44.0	56.0	4.729	0.030
	Never	126	31.0	69.0
Know HB infected persons	Yes	222	38.7	61.3	0.708	0.400
	No	38	31.6	68.4
Ever gets colleagues’ suggestion	Yes	146	44.5	55.5	6.611	0.010
	No	114	28.9	71.1

Abbreviations: HB, hepatitis B; UP, universal precautions; χ², chi square; P, significance.

Table 6 Significantly Independent Predictors of Hepatitis B Vaccination Uptake in 260 Participants

Variables		HB Vaccination Uptake: Noncomplete vs Complete
		AOR	CI	P
Perceived safety of vaccine	Unsafe	2.674	1.458–4.905	0.001
	Safe	1	ref	ref
Ever gets colleagues’ suggestion	No	2.584	1.411–4.730	0.002
	Yes	1	ref	ref
Professional qualification	<BS	2.417	1.326–4.404	0.004
	≥BS	1	ref	ref
Perceived susceptibility to infection	Low	2.369	1.302–4.312	0.005
	High	1	ref	ref
Prior OE to blood	Ever	2.300	1.266–4.178	0.006
	Never	1	ref	ref
Income of the household	Lower	2.284	1.269–4.108	0.006
	Higher	1	ref	ref
Professional experience	Junior	2.265	1.187–4.320	0.013
	Senior	1	ref	ref
RIIP presence in workplace	No	2.115	1.163–3.846	0.014
	Yes	1	ref	ref
Workload status	High	2.196	1.167–4.130	0.015
	Low	1	ref	ref
Taken training on UP	Never	2.081	1.154–3.752	0.015
	Ever	1	ref	ref

Notes: Hosmer–Lemeshow test of goodness of fit statistics, chi square = 4.284; degree of freedom = 8; P = 0.831.

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, 95% confidence interval; HB, hepatitis B; OE, occupational exposure; RIIP, routine infant immunization program; UP, universal precautions; P, significance.