Assessment of Hepatitis B Vaccination Status and Associated Factors among Healthcare Workers in Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia 2020

Table 4

HCWs hepatitis B testing and vaccination status.

Item	Frequency	Percentage (%)
HBV testing status
Yes	156	65.8
No	81	34.2
HBV testing reason
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
Yes	56	24.1
No	176	75.9
Vaccine was free or paid
Paid my self	43	78.2
Free	12	21.8
Vaccine doses
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
Yes	49	21.4
No	180	78.6
Availability of HBV vaccine at workplace
Yes	52	22.4
No	180	77.6
Reasons for not being vaccinated
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