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Meningococcal, influenza virus, and hepatitis B virus vaccination coverage level among health care workers in Hajj

Authors: Tariq A Madani, Tawfik M Ghabrah

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases | Issue 1/2007

Abstract

Background

The objective of this study was to assess the compliance of health care workers (HCWs) employed in Hajj in receiving the meningococcal, influenza, and hepatitis B vaccines.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of doctors and nurses working in all Mena and Arafat hospitals and primary health care centers who attended Hajj-medicine training programs immediately before the beginning of Hajj of the lunar Islamic year 1423 (2003) using self-administered structured questionnaire which included demographic data and data on vaccination history.

Results

A total of 392 HCWs were studied including 215 (54.8%) nurses and 177 (45.2%) doctors. One hundred and sixty four (41.8%) HCWs were from Makkah and the rest were recruited from other regions in Saudi Arabia. Three hundred and twenty three (82.4%) HCWs received the quadrivalent (ACYW135) meningococcal meningitis vaccine with 271 (83.9%) HCWs receiving it at least 2 weeks before coming to Hajj, whereas the remaining 52 (16.1%) HCWs received it within < 2 weeks. Only 23 (5.9%) HCWs received the current year's influenza virus vaccine. Two hundred and sixty (66.3%) of HCWs received the three-dose hepatitis B vaccine series, 19.3% received one or two doses, and 14.3% did not receive any dose. There was no statistically significant difference in compliance with the three vaccines between doctors and nurses.

Conclusion

The meningococcal and hepatitis B vaccination coverage level among HCWs in Hajj was suboptimal and the influenza vaccination level was notably low. Strategies to improve vaccination coverage among HCWs should be adopted by all health care facilities in Saudi Arabia.

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Title: Meningococcal, influenza virus, and hepatitis B virus vaccination coverage level among health care workers in Hajj
Authors: Tariq A Madani
Tawfik M Ghabrah
Publication date: 01-12-2007
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases / Issue 1/2007
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-7-80

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