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October 10, 2025Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Predictors of hepatitis B vaccination uptake among healthcare workers in Benadir region, Somalia: a multicenter study

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JMJamal Hassan MohamoudSIMAD UniversityAMAhmed M. MohamedSIMAD UniversityMAMohamed Hussein AdamSIMAD University

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Cross-sectional study shows low hepatitis B vaccination rates among healthcare workers, suggesting systemic barriers.

Key Points

  • Only 25.7% of healthcare workers were fully vaccinated against hepatitis B, indicating significant public health concerns.
  • Lack of vaccine availability was reported by 41.2% of participants, highlighting access issues in the Benadir region.
  • Facilities without mandatory vaccination policies had healthcare workers 1.75 times more likely to be unvaccinated.
  • Systemic changes are essential to improve educational outreach and vaccination access for healthcare workers.

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Mohamoud et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e9435d2d5336d28fb28996https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19165-6
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