Increasing hepatitis B vaccination coverage of healthcare workers — global lessons for South Africa
| Autor: | Johanna C Meyer, Angela Dramowski, Rosemary J. Burnett, Edina Amponsah-Dacosta |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
Hepatitis B virus Vaccination Coverage Health Personnel education Immunology Disease South Africa 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Health care medicine Humans Immunology and Allergy Hepatitis B Vaccines Hb vaccine business.industry virus diseases Hepatitis B medicine.disease Mandatory vaccination 030104 developmental biology Hepatitis b vaccination business 030215 immunology |
| Zdroj: | Current Opinion in Immunology. 71:6-12 |
| ISSN: | 0952-7915 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.coi.2021.03.010 |
| Popis: | Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of contracting hepatitis B (HB), a severe blood-borne vaccine-preventable disease, caused by HB virus (HBV) infection. Low HB vaccine (HepB) coverage has resulted in suboptimal protection and high HBV infection rates in South African HCWs. Studies from Africa have identified cost; unavailability/lack of access to HepB; and lack of awareness/knowledge of HB and HepB, as barriers to HCW uptake. Studies from Europe show little difference in HepB coverage between countries mandating versus recommending HepB. Providing easy and sustained access to free HepB to student HCWs, together with education about HB and HepB, are recommended to create demand for HepB. Only if this fails should mandatory vaccination be considered. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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