Hepatitis B Vaccination Status in Chronic Kidney Disease: Experience at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

ObjectiveTo know the status of vaccination against hepatitis B in chronic kidney disease patients, and to see the association of vaccination status with various factors.Materials and MethodsA cross-sectional observational study was conducted in the Department of Nephrology, Pakistan Institute of Med...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2019-07, Vol.11 (7), p.e5282-e5282
Main Authors: Amjad, Amna, Kumar, Jais, Chaudary, Noureen, Kumar, Kishore, Nazar, Chaudhary Muhammad Junaid, Khan, Khushal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Disease prevention
Gender
Hemodialysis
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Hospitals
Infections
Internal Medicine
Kidney diseases
Medical Education
Middle class
Nephrology
Patients
Population
Socioeconomic factors
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Summary:ObjectiveTo know the status of vaccination against hepatitis B in chronic kidney disease patients, and to see the association of vaccination status with various factors.Materials and MethodsA cross-sectional observational study was conducted in the Department of Nephrology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, from December 2015 to May 2016. Patients reporting in the outpatient department or admitted with the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease, whether on dialysis or not, were included in the study. Patient’s information like the status of hepatitis B vaccination, age, gender, socioeconomic status, education and duration of chronic kidney disease were collected on a specially designed proforma.ResultsA total of 451 patients were included in the study, 57.43% were male and 42.57% were female. Mean age was 43.76±17.12 years. About 69% of the patients were from low socioeconomic class, 31% from the middle or higher middle class. Most of the patients were either uneducated (32.59%) or only had eight years of school education (33.04%). Only 19.9% of patients were vaccinated against hepatitis B virus.ConclusionStatus of vaccination against hepatitis B virus in chronic kidney disease patients is not satisfactory. It is strongly associated with socioeconomic class.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.5282