Abstract:
:American Samoa does not have a hepatitis B vaccination policy for healthcare personnel (HCP). Consequently, hepatitis B has remained a health threat to HCP. In this study, we performed a cross-sectional study and examined demographic and risk information and hepatitis B vaccination, testing, and serostatus in hospital employees in American Samoa. Of 604 hospital employees, 231 (38·2%) participated, and of these, 158 (68·4%) were HCP. Of HCP participants, 1·9% had chronic hepatitis B infection, 36·1% were susceptible, and 60·8% were immune. Nearly half of HCP participants reported history of needlestick injury. Overall, participants' knowledge of their hepatitis B infection and vaccination status was low. These data support the adoption of a hepatitis B vaccination policy for HCP by American Samoa, as currently recommended by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Adherence to the policy could be monitored as a way to measure protection.
journal_name
Epidemiol Infectjournal_title
Epidemiology and infectionauthors
Ly KN,Roberts H,Williams RE,Masunu-Faleafaga Y,Drobeniuc J,Kamili S,Teshale EHdoi
10.1017/S0950268813003506subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-12-01 00:00:00pages
2610-5issue
12eissn
0950-2688issn
1469-4409pii
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142pub_type
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