Research Article

Assessing Level of Knowledge and Uptake of Hepatitis B Vaccination among Health Care Workers at Juba Teaching Hospital, Juba City, South Sudan

Table 2

Bivariate analysis of health facility factors associated with hepatitis B vaccination.

VariablesHepatitis B vaccination statusχ2 value
Yes (%)No (%)

Health facility have HBV vaccines
 Yes28 (41.2%)30 (34.9%)9.6400.023
 No40 (58.8%)56 (65.1%)
Affordability of the vaccine
 Yes14 (50.0%)14 (46.7%)15.0640.004
 No14 (50.0%)16 (53.3%)
Health facility offers free vaccination services to health care workers
 Yes18 (26.5%)16 (18.6%)1.3660.165
 No50 (73.5%)70 (81.4%)
Distance from the place of residence from the vaccination point
 <1 km17 (25.0%)17 (19.8%)4.6120.203
 2-3 km17 (25.0%)26 (30.2%)
 3-4 km19 (27.9%)33 (38.4%)
 >5 km15 (22.1%)10 (11.6%)
Distance hinder accessing the HBV vaccination services
 Yes33 (48.5%)35 (40.7%)0.9450.209
 No35 (51.5%)51 (59.3%)
Attitude of vaccinators
 Very good14 (20.6%)18 (20.9%)2.2180.528
 Good25 (36.8%)26 (30.2%)
 Poor18 (26.5%)20 (23.3%)
 Very poor11 (16.2%)22 (25.6%)
Ever fail to receive HBV vaccination because health care workers were not present
 Yes42 (61.8%)54 (62.8%)0.0170.514
 No26 (38.2%)32 (37.2%)
Time on average do you spend at the facility before being attended to
 <15 minutes12 (17.6%)13 (15.1%)2.7110.258
 15–30 minutes34 (50.0%)34 (39.5%)
 >1 hours22 (32.4%)39 (45.3%)
The facility has personal protective equipment
 Yes37 (54.4%)48 (55.8%)0.0300.496
 No31 (45.6%)38 (44.2%)
Frequency of use
 Daily, so long as I am on duty7 (17.9%)12 (24.0%)15.3330.000
 Once in a while24 (61.5%)11 (22.0%)
 I do not wear them8 (20.5%)27 (54.0%)
Reasons for not wearing the personal protective equipment
 Discomfort caused by the PPEs7 (24.1%)6 (16.7%)3.6030.308
 I regard them unsafe9 (31.0%)19 (52.8%)
 Difficult to use9 (31.0%)9 (25.0%)
 Waists time4 (13.8%)2 (5.6%)
Received any training on the use of personal protective equipment
 Yes25 (36.8%)36 (41.9%)0.4120.317
 No43 (63.2%)50 (58.1%)
Received any health education on the importance of HBV vaccination33 (48.5%)48 (55.8%)
 Yes34 (50.0%)38 (44.2%)1.9220.382
 No1 (1.5%)0 (0.0%)
IEC materials are available at this facility
 Posters27 (39.7%)33 (38.4%)9.6620.022
 Brochures31 (45.6%)24 (27.9%)
 News papers5 (7.4%)20 (23.3%)
 Art models5 (7.4%)9 (10.5%)
Availability of HBV vaccination guidelines at this health facility
 Yes29 (42.6%)53 (61.6%)5.4960.014
 No39 (57.4%)33 (38.4%)
Available guidelines followed by all health workers in this facility
 Yes23 (33.8%)39 (45.3%)2.0970.100
 No45 (66.2%)47 (54.7%)
Availability of policy that guides for the new health workers to be screened against HBV before commencing their duties
 Yes28 (41.2%)39 (45.3%)0.2690.362
 No40 (58.8%)47 (54.7%)
Availability of treatment given to those who are screened positive with HBV
 Yes24 (35.3%)32 (37.2%)0.0600.470
 No44 (64.7%)54 (62.8%)
Knowledge of where to get HBV vaccination from
 Yes34 (50.0%)45 (52.3%)10.0820.040
 No34 (50.0%)41 (47.7%)
Privacy observed at the point of vaccination
 Yes48 (70.6%)52 (60.5%)1.7090.128
 No20 (29.4%)34 (39.5%)
Frequency of conducting vaccination
 Daily10 (14.7%)15 (17.4%)1.3640.506
 Once a week28 (41.2%)41 (47.7%)
 Once a month30 (44.1%)30 (34.9%)
Comfortable receiving vaccination from that point
 Yes28 (41.2%)33 (38.4%)0.1250.425
 No40 (58.8%)53 (61.6%)
Reasons for not being comfortable receiving vaccination from that point
 No privacy observed0 (0.0%)6 (11.3%)9.1650.057
 Unfriendly vaccinators12 (30.0%)22 (41.5%)
 High cost of vaccination10 (25.0%)10 (18.9%)
 Regular absence of vaccinators17 (42.5%)12 (22.6%)
 Lack of vaccine1 (2.5%)3 (5.7%)

Values that are statistically significant at bivariate analysis level.