Post Hepatitis B vaccination sero-conversion among health care workers in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:HBV vaccine is known to offer protection against transmission of HBV infection. Health care workers are mandated to have this vaccination as part of their occupational health safety measures. Post vaccination response data for HCWs in our setting is not available. This study therefore aimed to evaluate the anti-HBs titre levels after Hepatitis B vaccination among HCWs from selected heath facilities in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana. METHODS:A multicenter (3 selected sites) analytical cross-sectional study involving 711 HCWs was conducted. Five (5mls) of blood samples were collected from each study participant and the serum used for HBV immunological profile testing anti-HBs quantification by ELISA test (Fortress Diagnostics Limited, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom). Data anal

SUBMITTER: Obiri-Yeboah D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6599216 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature