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hepatitis b leading cause chronic liver disease subsequent liver transplantation vaccinepreventable illness health workers continue risk bloodborne pathogens due occupational exposures overall goals study determine prevalence exposure needle sticks sharprelated injuries nssi hepatitis b vaccination status among healthcare workers hcws nepalgunj medical college teaching hospital ngmcth kohalpur banke nepal descriptive crosssectional study conducted among hcws ngmcth following ethics approval ngmcth ethics review committee pretested structured questionnaire used compile data data collected september 15 2021 september 14 2022 collected data entered microsoft excel analyzed using statistical package social sciences version 22 analyzed data presented using simple descriptive statistics appropriate figures tables total 304 among 506 hcws 601 participated survey exposed needle sticks nine 37 injured substantially 10 times among nursing students 213 experience nssi 717 hcws received least one dose hepatitis b vaccine 619 445 total hcws received three doses study demonstrated twoquarters hcws exposed nssi despite risk vaccination status still low less half received three complete doses precaution taken working instrumentation procedures hepatitis b immunization programs hcws delivered cost 100 coverage protection raising awareness hepatitis b infection immunization remains crucial primary prevention