| Title |
Is Universal HBV Vaccination of Healthcare Workers a Relevant Strategy in Developing Endemic Countries? The Case of a University Hospital in Niger
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, September 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0044442 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gérard Pellissier, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Eric Adehossi, William Tosini, Boubacar Madougou, Kaza Ibrahima, Isabelle Lolom, Sylvie Legac, Elisabeth Rouveix, Karen Champenois, Christian Rabaud, Elisabeth Bouvet |
| Abstract |
Exposure to hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a serious risk to healthcare workers (HCWs) in endemic developing countries owing to the strong prevalence of HBV in the general and hospital populations, and to the high rate of occupational blood exposure. Routine HBV vaccination programs targeted to high-risk groups and especially to HCWs are generally considered as a key element of prevention strategies. However, the high rate of natural immunization among adults in such countries where most infections occur perinatally or during early childhood must be taken into account. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 92 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 16 | 17% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 10% |
| Researcher | 7 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 18% |
| Unknown | 29 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 31% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 12% |
| Unknown | 32 | 34% |