Knowledge about vaccine prevention and vaccine health situation of the professionals in hospitals south of Bahia

Objective ­ To evaluate the knowledge of health professionals (doctors, nurses and nursing technicians) on vaccine prevention and their vaccination status. Methods ­ Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in four medium-sized hospitals in the cities of Itabuna and Ilheus, in southern Bahia, with 188 health professionals (doctors, nurses and nursing technicians). A structured questionnaire was used with sections: identification, training in biosecurity, vaccination status and knowledge of vaccine prevention of hepatits B and influenza Microsoft Excel 2007 software was used for storage anddata B and influenza. Microsoft Excel 2007software was used for storage anddata analysis. Results ­ Knowledge about vaccine prevention hepatitis B and influenza appears to berelatively well disseminated among professionals (87%); on the vaccination status, 98.40% of the professionals report being immunized for hepatitis B, 12% of nurses, 17,8% for physicians and 8.16% for nursing technicians have no control of the number of doses and only 52 13% had antiHBs. About vaccination against influenza, 89.98% of respondents said be vaccinated, on the other hand, do not do it annually. The annual scheme for influenza was found in 19.58% of nursing technicians, nurses and 18.42% in 11.42% of physicians. Conclusions ­ Although the knowledge and information about the importance of vaccination for health professionals self-protection are disseminated, it is observed that the vaccine praxis and immunity track of them do not match control of these immunopreventable diseases, since the risks and their daily possibilities to establish contact with biological materials in on work activities.