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Despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine since 1982, overall coverage of hepatitis B vaccination among healthcare workers (HCWs) has not reached a satisfactory level in many countries worldwide. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis B vaccination, and to assess the predictors of hepatitis B vaccination status among HCWs in Serbia. Of 380 randomly selected HCWs, 352 (92.6%) were included in the study. The prevalence of hepatitis B vaccination acceptance was 66.2%. The exploratory factor analyses using the vaccination-refusal scale showed that items clustered under ‘threat of disease’ explained the highest proportion (30.4%) of variance among those declining vaccination. The factor analyses model of the potential reasons for receiving the hepatitis B vaccine showed that ‘social influence’ had the highest contribution (47.5%) in explaining variance among those vaccinated. In the multivariate adjusted model the following variables were independent predictors of hepatitis B vaccination status: occupation, duration of work experience, exposure to blood in the previous year, and total hepatitis B-related knowledge score. Our results highlight the need for well-planned national policies, possibly including mandatory hepatitis B immunisation, in the Serbian healthcare environment.

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Predictors of hepatitis B vaccination status in healthcare workers in Belgrade, Serbia, December 2015
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Darija++Kisic-Tepavcevic&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kisic-Tepavcevic Darija </a>, <a href="/search?value1=Milena+Kanazir&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kanazir Milena</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Tatjana+Gazibara&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Gazibara Tatjana</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gorica+Maric&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Maric Gorica</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Natasa+Makismovic&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Makismovic Natasa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Goranka+Loncarevic&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Loncarevic Goranka</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Tatjana+Pekmezovic&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pekmezovic Tatjana</a></span>. Predictors of hepatitis B vaccination status in healthcare workers in Belgrade, Serbia, December 2015. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2017;22(16):pii=30515. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.16.30515" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.16.30515</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 29 Feb 2016;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 17 Jun 2016 </span> </p>
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