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January 1, 2026SAGE Open NursingOpen Access

Complete Hepatitis B Vaccination Among Health Care Professionals in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Primary Evidence

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YGYitayal Ayalew GoshuAAAmare Simegn AyeleAYAzeb Ewinetu Yitayew

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Systematic review and meta-analysis reveals low complete hepatitis B vaccination rates in healthcare workers, highlighting an urgent need for free and accessible immunization programs.

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  • To determine the pooled prevalence of complete Hepatitis B virus vaccination coverage among healthcare professionals in Ethiopia.
  • Searched PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, EMBASE, African Journals Online, and Global Health databases with independent screening and data extraction by two reviewers.
  • Synthesized vaccination prevalence using a random-effects model with 95% confidence intervals, alongside subgroup, sensitivity, publication bias, and trim-and-fill analyses.
  • Included 18 primary articles covering a total sample size of 6,167 healthcare professionals.
  • The pooled prevalence of complete hepatitis B virus vaccination coverage was 29.90% (95% CI: 21.53–38.26), with substantial across-study heterogeneity (I² = 98.6%).

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Goshu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97d55ba2c7923eae15dfc8https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608261481923
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