Hepatitis B infection among health workers in Uganda: evidence of the need for health worker protection
| Autor: | Fiona Braka, Simon Kasasa, Rosamund F. Lewis, William B. Mbabazi, Miriam Nanyunja, Issa Makumbi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male Hepatitis B vaccine Blood transfusion medicine.medical_treatment Health Personnel Population Immunization Secondary Risk Factors Environmental health Occupational Exposure Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans Uganda Hepatitis Antibodies education Health worker education.field_of_study Hepatitis B Surface Antigens General Veterinary General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry Data Collection Vaccination Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Hepatitis B Middle Aged medicine.disease Immunoglobulin A Hepatitis B infection Infectious Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Immunoglobulin G Immunology Molecular Medicine Female Viral disease business |
| Zdroj: | Vaccine. 24(47-48) |
| ISSN: | 0264-410X |
| Popis: | Hepatitis B exposure was assessed in 311 health workers in Uganda, a highly endemic country. Health workers were selected by random sampling from a categorized list of health workers at district level, proportionate to the population of each district. Whereas 60.1% of health workers have evidence of hepatitis B infection, with 8.7% being chronic carriers and one (0.3%) acutely infected, 36.3% are still susceptible and could benefit from vaccination. Only 5.1% reported having had at least one dose of hepatitis B vaccine and 3.5% were apparently immune through vaccination. Needle stick injuries reported by 77% of health workers were the most common mode of exposure to blood and body fluids. Trends suggested duration of service as a predictor while age and history of blood transfusion remained significant independent risk factors for hepatitis B infection. 98% of health workers are willing to be vaccinated. These results confirm the need for protection and vaccination of health workers in Uganda against hepatitis B. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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