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028			_bWurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102:
028			_bP. O. Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania:
028			_bPhone: +255 28 298 3384:
028			_b Fax: +255 28 298 3386:
028			_bEmail: vc@bugando.ac.tz :
028			_b www.bugando.ac.tz
035			_a CUHAS/MD/4000848/T/12
040			_bEnglish _cDDC
041			_aEnglish
041			_aKiswahili
100			_a Masanja, James. R _d CUHAS/MD/4000848/T/12 _920440
245			_aKnowledge of Occupational Hepatitis B Virus Prevention Among Health Care Workers in Mwanza.
260			_aMwanza, Tanzania: _bCatholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : _c©2017
300			_a28 Pages
300			_aIncludes Referencesn
520			_aAbstract: Hepatitis B is a life threatening viral infection that attacks the liver and can acute disease. The virus is transmitted through contact with the blood or other body fluid of an affected person. Hepatitis B is an important occupational hazard for health care workers, however it can be prevented by available and effective vaccine. The main objective of this study was to identify based on HBV prevention among health care workers in Mwanza particularly at Bugando medical centre and Sekou Toure regional hospital so as to enhance measures of precautions among them. A cross section study was undertaken among 284 knowledge was assessed using structured questionnaire and data were analyzed using SPSS version 17.0 Results were as follows, 11.6% (33/284) had poor knowledge, 66.5% (189/284) had intermediate knowledge, 21.8% (62/284) had good knowledge. Occupation was highly associated with knowledge as majority of doctors has good knowledge compared to nurses and laboratory technician. Only 82.0% have actually ever received hepatitis B vaccine, out of which only 55.3% completed the vaccination schedule.
600			_xInternal Medicine
700			_a Nkandala, Igembe _919982
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999			_c20579 _d20579