[Evaluation Of The Vaccination Coverage Of Health Care Personnel In Abidjan's Hospitals And University Centers In...

Healthcare workers continue to be a population at risk of vaccine-preventable diseases. The overall aim of our study was to contribute to the prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases among healthcare workers in Abidjan university teaching hospitals.

A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted over a 6-month period among healthcare workers in Abidjan's university teaching hospitals. Data were collected using two survey forms sent to the staff and management of the university hospitals. The data were processed using Epi info 7 software.

One thousand seventeen (1017) workers out of a population of 2550 participated in the study: 54.6% were women with an average age of 36 ± 6 years. They were represented by physicians in 47.7% of cases and had an average professional seniority of 7 ± 5 years. Coverage rates by infectious agent were: 53.1% (hepatitis B), 16.5% (influenza), 67.9% (tetanus), 46.6% (typhoid fever), 78.5% (yellow fever), 47.6% (meningitis). Most of the vaccination costs were covered by the caregivers themselves.

The study of vaccination coverage among UHC nursing staff revealed low levels overall. A vaccination policy needs to be put in place.