STATUS OF HEPATITIS B VACCINATION AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN A RURAL TERTIARY HOSPITAL

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Healthcare workers have high risk of occupational exposure to many bloods –borne disease. Among the high risk groups like healthcare workers, a proportion of vaccinated health care workers are very low. It is in this context that this study was conducted to know the vaccination status among healthcare workers. Descriptive cross-sectional study was done SRTRGMC Ambajogai. Only 35.05% (135) were completely vaccinated & majority of group 54.12 %( 210) were not vaccinated. Main reason for not taking doses in student nurses was that they did not know about vaccination 60%.