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Health facility capacity and health-care worker knowledge, attitudes, and practices of hepatitis B vaccine birth-dose and maternal tetanus-diphtheria vaccine administration in Nigeria: A baseline assessment
Uba BV , Mohammed Y , Nwokoro UU , Fadahunsi R , Adewole A , Ugbenyo G , Simple E , Wisdom MO , Waziri NE , Michael CA , Okeke LA , Kanu F , Ikwe H , Sandhu HS , Asekun A , Tohme RA , Freeland C , Minta A , Bashir SS , Isa A , Vasumu JJ , Bahuli AU , Ugwu GO , Obi EI , Ismail BA , Okposen BB , Bolu OO , Shuaib F . Ann Afr Med 2024 BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and neonatal tetanus infections remain endemic in Nigeria despite the availability of safe, effective vaccines. We aimed to determine health facilities' capacity for hepatitis B vaccine birth dose (HepB-BD) and maternal tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccination and to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices of HepB-BD and maternal Td vaccine administration among health facility staff in Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study assessing public primary and secondary health facilities in Adamawa and Enugu States. A multistage sampling approach was used to select 40 facilities and 79 health-care workers (HCWs) from each state. A structured facility assessment tool and standardized questionnaire evaluated facility characteristics and HCW knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to HepB-BD and maternal Td vaccination. Frequencies and proportions were reported as descriptive statistics. RESULTS: The survey of 80 facilities revealed that 73.8% implemented HepB-BD and maternal Td vaccination policies. HepB-BD was administered within 24 h of birth at 61.3% of facilities and at all times at 57.5%. However, administration seldom occurred in labor and delivery (35%) or maternity wards (16.3%). Nearly half of the facilities (46.3%) had HCWs believing there were contraindications to HepB-BD vaccination. Among 158 HCWs, 26.5% believed tetanus could be transmitted through unprotected sex, prevented by vaccination at birth (46.1%), or by avoiding sharing food and utensils. 65% of HCWs knew HBV infection had the worst outcome for newborns. CONCLUSIONS: The limited implementation of national policies on HepB-BD and maternal Td vaccination, coupled with knowledge gaps among HCWs, pose significant challenges to timely vaccination, necessitating interventions to address these gaps. |
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