Table 2 Knowledge of risk factors and HBV vaccination in the study population
From: Low hepatitis B vaccine uptake among surgical residents in Cameroon
Which is the most contagious blood-borne pathogen through AEB? | |
HIV | 9 (18.4) |
HBVa | 31 (63.3) |
HCV | 2 (4.1) |
Do not know | 7 (14.3) |
Contact of healthy skin with infected blood is a risk factor of HBV infection | |
Yes | 11 (22.4) |
Noa | 38 (77.6) |
Do not know | 0 (0) |
Contact of abraded skin with infected body fluid is a risk factor of HBV infection | |
Yesa | 46 (93.9) |
No | 3 (6.1) |
Do not know | 0 (0) |
Injury with needle contaminated with infected blood is a risk factor of HBV infection | |
Yesa | 48 (98) |
No | 1 (2) |
Do not know | 0 (0) |
Contact of eyes with infected blood is a risk factor of HBV infection | |
Yesa | 47 (95.9) |
No | 2 (4.1) |
Do not know | 0 (0) |
Can an infected surgeon contaminate its patient during the surgical intervention? | |
Yesa | 43 (87.8%) |
No | 5 (10.2%) |
Do not know | 1 (2.0%) |
Does a vaccine against HBV exist? | |
Yesa | 48 (98) |
No | 1 (2.0) |
Do not know | 0 (0) |
Minimum number of doses for a complete primary HBV vaccination | |
1 dose | 4 (8.2) |
2 doses | 6 (12.2) |
3 dosesa | 34 (69.4) |
4 doses | 4 (8.2) |
Do not know | 1 (2.0) |
Does an immune response test after HBV vaccination exist? | |
Yesa | 36 (73.5) |
No | 12 (24.6) |
Do not know | 1 (2.0) |