HEPATITIS B
VACCINE AMONG BLOOD DONORS: A THEORETIC REVIEW AND META-EXAMINATION [PDF]
Albert Bonsu, Daniel Obeng-Ofori, and David Kwabena Adu
DOI: http://doi.org/10.21681/IJMSIR-07892-016214-2021
Abstract: Hepatitis B virus is one of the
transfusion transmission infectious agents of public health relevance. Its prevalence varies across the globe. Establishing the seroprevalence of the disease is critical for informing the direction of preventive and control
strategies. The purpose of this review is to retrospect the Hepatitis B Vaccine
among Blood Donors and to discuss the Hepatitis B Virus Archetypal Framework
specifically, Knowledge of Hepatitis B Virus Infection, Knowledge of Hepatitis
B Vaccine, Perception about Hepatitis B Vaccination, Factors Influencing
Utilization of Hepatitis B Vaccine, and the Level of Utilization of Hepatitis B
Vaccine. The core constructs of this model function as four variables. These
are; client perceived vulnerability to HBV infection, perceived availability
and accessibility of vaccination, and perceived effect of the infection
complementing awareness of Hepatitis B infection, and other factors that may
affect the use of coverage to increase or decrease. Perceived susceptibility is
described as believing in the likelihood of suffering a disease or illness. The review recommends that policymakers and other stakeholders in the health sector
should take the initiative towards introducing the birth dose vaccine for HBV
infection as it has been proven efficacious in the prevention of
mother-to-child transmission. Additionally, the HB vaccine could be added to
the list of drugs permitted by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to
promote the uptake of HBV in Ghana.
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