Hepatitis B Immunization Analysis: Tracking of Antibody Levels among Dental Patients.

Autor:	Wakayama B; Department of Pediatric and Social Dentistry, School of Dentistry, UNESP-São Paulo State University, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil., Garbin CA; Department of Pediatric and Social Dentistry, School of Dentistry, UNESP-São Paulo State University, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, Mobile: 55 18 991648440, e-mail: cgarbin@foa.unesp.br, brunowakayama@gmail.com., Garbin AJ; Salesian Catholic University Center Auxilium, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil., Saliba TA; Department of Pediatric and Social Dentistry, School of Dentistry, UNESP-São Paulo State University, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil., Garbin AJ; Department of Pediatric and Social Dentistry, School of Dentistry, UNESP-São Paulo State University, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The journal of contemporary dental practice [J Contemp Dent Pract] 2019 Jan 01; Vol. 20 (1), pp. 13-19. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jan 01.
Abstrakt:	Aim: To verify the immunization status of dental students against HBV using an immunochromatographic rapid test and explore its associated protective and preventive effects against the disease. Material and Methods: This transversal epidemiological study was conducted in a public dental school in Brazil. A total of 263 dental students who were at clinical practice were invited to participate in the study. A semi-structured questionnaire that investigated the issues related to the theme was created for data collection. An immunochromatographic test for the detection of anti-Hepatitis B surface antigen was used to verify the immunization status. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: Approximately 59.2% of the participants did not know the etiological agent of hepatitis B infection, and 36.6% did not know the number of doses of hepatitis B vaccines. Further-more, 53.2% of the participants were immunized against HBV. Logistic regression showed that those who received less than three doses of the vaccine (OR = 2.539) or did not know how many doses they received (OR = 3.022) had higher risks of not developing the immunity. Moreover, age (OR = 0.834) was a protective factor against non-immunization. Conclusion: There was a low prevalence of dental students who were immunized against HBV. The number of vaccine doses received and the participants' age had significant associations with the immunization status. Clinical Significance: Deals with an issue of major impact on the public health because of the high rates of hepatitis B in the general population, as well as the lack of knowledge of the subject by a large part of dental surgeons and dental students.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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