Vaccination Status of Demonstrator’s of a Private Dental College/Institiute of Multan Against The Hepatitis B Virus
Nousheen Khan, Mustafa Sajid, Isma, Muhammad Mohsin Javaid, Rabia Mahmood, Nida Badar
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ABSTRACT
Background: One of most hazardous
infections that can prompt death is Hepatitis B and it is familiarized as
highest ten dangerous afflictions of life1. Hepatitis B has been
ranked among those diseases which can cause death. Medical care experts have
greater chance of getting infested with this infection since they are
straightforwardly in contact with contaminated patients.
Aim: To assess percentage of inoculated Demonstrators
in a tertiary care hospital. This examination additionally rules out or
precludes various causes which diminish the immunization rate.
Setting: Multan Dental College
Multan
Methodology: It was the
questionnaire-based cross-sectional study. Here the simple random sampling
technique had been utilized in a private sector hospital of Multan city. 40
participants completed a questionnaire. Information was collected &
tabulated
Results: 80% of the
participants were vaccinated while 20% were not vaccinated & reasons for
non-vaccine were also stated. Busy Schedule & forget to receive vaccine
were the main reasons among non-vaccinated individuals.
Conclusion: Self-reported rate of
vaccination among demonstrators has been satisfactory against hepatitis B virus
in this environment where they have direct contact with this dangerous disease
but needs to be improve further. Medical institutes should furthermore assume
responsibility to teach and explain their employees with respect to
immunization and cautionary measures against hepatitis B infection.
Keywords: Hepatitis B, Demonstrators, Immunization,
Vaccination