Tagbor Solomon, Ohene Lillian Akorfa, Adjei Charles Ampong, Efua Senoo-Dogbey Vivian, Kyei Josephine Mpomaa
Department of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Kete-Krachi, Ghana.
Department of Public Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
SAGE Open Nurs. 2025 Jun 25;11:23779608251352409. doi: 10.1177/23779608251352409. eCollection 2025 Jan-Dec.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the world's most important public health issues. Vaccination remains the mainstay for preventing HBV transmission. Among health care workers, adequate knowledge of HBV infection has the potential to induce the motivation to vaccinate against the disease. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of HBV and its influence on vaccination intentions.
A descriptive cross-sectional survey was undertaken, and healthcare workers were randomly recruited from two healthcare facilities. A pretested, structured questionnaire with three domains was used to collect data in a self-administered interview session. Data entry, cleaning, and analysis were performed using SPSS. Descriptive statistics were performed to summarize the data. Reliability tests, Pearson correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis were performed to identify the correlation and predictive relationships.
The mean age and mean period of professional experience were (SD 31.20 ± 5.25) years and 4.64 (±3.95) years, respectively. The overall reliability coefficient of the combined scale was α = .83. The participants demonstrated satisfactory knowledge of the disease and its causation, transmission, consequences, and prevention, giving correct responses predominantly on 12 out of 15 domains with a knowledge mean score of 11.65 ± 0.91. The participants also had good intentions for HBV vaccination (3.58 ± 0.22). There was a positive correlation between HBV knowledge and vaccination uptake intentions ( = .33, < .01). Hepatitis B knowledge significantly predicted vaccination uptake intentions (β = .23, = 2.88, < .01).
The study found that healthcare workers had a satisfactory level of knowledge about HBV infection. Most participants correctly identified key aspects of the disease, including its causation, transmission, consequences, and prevention. Importantly, higher knowledge levels were significantly associated with stronger vaccination uptake intentions, as demonstrated by a positive correlation and a predictive relationship.
乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）感染是全球最重要的公共卫生问题之一。疫苗接种仍然是预防HBV传播的主要手段。在医护人员中，对HBV感染有足够的了解可能会激发接种该疾病疫苗的动机。本研究旨在评估对HBV的了解及其对疫苗接种意愿的影响。
进行了一项描述性横断面调查，从两家医疗机构中随机招募医护人员。使用一份经过预测试的、具有三个领域的结构化问卷，在自填式访谈环节中收集数据。使用SPSS进行数据录入、清理和分析。进行描述性统计以总结数据。进行可靠性测试、Pearson相关分析和多元线性回归分析以确定相关性和预测关系。
平均年龄和平均专业经验年限分别为（标准差31.20±5.25）岁和4.64（±3.95）年。组合量表的总体信度系数为α = 0.83。参与者对该疾病及其病因、传播、后果和预防表现出令人满意的了解，在15个领域中的12个领域主要给出了正确答案，知识平均得分为11.65±0.91。参与者对HBV疫苗接种也有良好的意愿（3.58±0.22）。HBV知识与疫苗接种意愿之间存在正相关（r = 0.33，p < 0.01）。乙肝知识显著预测了疫苗接种意愿（β = 0.23，t = 2.88，p < 0.01）。
研究发现医护人员对HBV感染有令人满意的了解水平。大多数参与者正确识别了该疾病的关键方面，包括其病因、传播、后果和预防。重要的是，如正相关和预测关系所示，较高的知识水平与更强的疫苗接种意愿显著相关。
