Table 4.
HCWs hepatitis B testing and vaccination status.
| Item | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| HBV testing status | n = 237 | |
| Yes | 156 | 65.8 |
| No | 81 | 34.2 |
| HBV testing reason | n = 156 | |
| I was donating blood. | 48 | 30.8 |
| I just wanted to know my HBV status. | 78 | 50.0 |
| It was an institutional obligation. | 16 | 10.3 |
| I was in labor. | 4 | 2.6 |
| Marriage reason | 10 | 6.4 |
| HBV vaccination status | n = 232 | |
| Yes | 56 | 24.1 |
| No | 176 | 75.9 |
| Vaccine was free or paid | n = 55 | |
| Paid my self | 43 | 78.2 |
| Free | 12 | 21.8 |
| Vaccine doses | n = 56 | |
| One dose | 10 | 17.9 |
| Two doses | 8 | 14.3 |
| Three doses | 37 | 66.1 |
| More than three doses | 1 | 1.8 |
| HBV testing policy at workplace | n = 229 | |
| Yes | 49 | 21.4 |
| No | 180 | 78.6 |
| Availability of HBV vaccine at workplace | n = 232 | |
| Yes | 52 | 22.4 |
| No | 180 | 77.6 |
| Reasons for not being vaccinated | n = 174 | |
| High vaccine cost | 50 | 28.7 |
| Afraid from vaccine side effects | 13 | 7.5 |
| Vaccine is not easily available | 73 | 42.0 |
| Not important | 2 | 1.1 |
| Lack of time | 36 | 20.7 |