HEPATITIS B IMMUNIZATION AMONG RESIDENT DOCTORS WORKING AT GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLGE, AURNAGABAD, MAHARASHTRA

Dr.Pushpa Omprakash Lokare; Dr. Vinod Deorao Karanjekar; Dr. Jagannath V Dixit

Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2016

HEPATITIS B IMMUNIZATION AMONG RESIDENT DOCTORS WORKING AT GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLGE, AURNAGABAD, MAHARASHTRA

Dr. Pushpa Omprakash Lokare, Dr. Vinod Deorao Karanjekar, Dr. Jagannath V Dixit

Abstract :

Background- Health Care Workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of occupational acquisition of Hepatitis B Virus infection. Viruses may be deposited in needles and syringes, and may be transmitted to HCWs by accidental injury.6Present study was conducted to assess coverage of hepatitis B vaccination among resident doctors and reasons for non vaccination among them. Method- It was a descriptive conducted among 102 resident doctors of Govt. Medical College Aurangabad from Dec 2006 to Feb 2006. Result- Among 102 residents , 87% of residents had received all three doses of hepatitis vaccine. Out of total non immunized, 76.9% of residents told that vaccine was not available and similar proportion of the resident never felt need of vaccination. Conclusion-The higher vaccination status among male resident was found in our study. Most of the reasons related with no vaccination were non availability of vaccine and forgot to take vaccine.