Abstract:
To evaluate the status of Vaccination against Hepatitis B Virus andreasons for Non Vaccination among dental patients visiting the public sector
hospital in Islamabad.Methodology: This Cross-sectional questionnaire based study was conducted atHospital School of Dentistry, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University,Islamabad from January 2023 to March 2023. Total 200 dental patientsparticipated in this study of which 91 were males and 109 were females. Afterethical approval, their consent was obtained and then, questionnaire regardingreceiving HBV- Vaccination and Reasons for not receiving Hepatitis-B Vaccination(HBV) was completed by dental patients. Frequency, Percentage and associationwas calculated for statistical analysis.Results: 47.3% male dental patients and 57.8% female dental patients that visitedpublic sector hospital in Islamabad did not receive HBV-Vaccination. Maximumnumber of HBV-Non vaccinated dental patients were laborers (87.2%) followedby other professions (56.8%). Strong positive association between HBV Non-Vaccination and occupation (p value= 0.001) of dental patients was confirmed.Chi-square testing also demonstrated strong association between HBV Non-Vaccination and Vaccine Non-availability (p value= 0.021), Busy Schedule (pvalue= 0.009), Distant Vaccination Center (p value= 0.004), Costly Vaccine (pvalue= 0.001), Fear of Needle (p value= 0.015), and more options (p value= 0.001)among dental patients.
Conclusion: Occupation along with Vaccine Non-availability, Busy Schedule,Distant Vaccination Center, Cost, Fear of Needle and More options are all factorsthat prohibited HBV-Vaccination in dental patients visiting public sector hospitalin Islamabad because of their low socio-economic status and lack of knowledge
Keywords:
Pakistan
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Vaccination
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Hepatitis B
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Islamabad
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Dental patients