HEPATITIS B VIRAL MARKERS AND VACCINATION STATUS AMONG HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN MENOUFIA GOVERNORATE | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine | ||||
| Article 9, Volume 34, Issue 2, July 2010, Page 267-279 PDF (191.53 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Study paper | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2010.726 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Abdel Rasoul GM1; El Bahnasy RE1; Michael AA1; Hendy OM2; Ahmed AR3 | ||||
| 1Departemt of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, | ||||
| 2Department of Clinical Pathology, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University | ||||
| 3Department of Environmental Health, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Objectives: this study aimed at determinination of HBV viral markers, vaccination status of physicians and nurses acting in high risk departments and to estimate anti- HBs titer in vaccinated persons. Subjects and methods: A cross sectional study was done for doctors and nurses in high-risk departments in a district hospital in Menoufiya Governorate selected by simple random sampling. One hundred health care workers (HCWs) voluntarily participated in the study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect demographic data, HBV vaccination history and occupational risk factors. ELISA was used to test sera for HBsAg, Anti-HBs and total anti-HBc. Results: among the 100 participants, none of them tested positive for HBsAg, 49% had Anti-HBs, and 26% had Anti-HBc. Only 29% of the HCWs were immune after vaccination although 34% reported complete three doses HBV vaccine. Forty five of HCWs (45%) never vaccinated and were susceptible to HBV infection. The prevalence of life time exposure to HBV was 26%. All who reported complete vaccination had HBsAb, pyears (149.48± 43.67 vs. 97.47±29.25), in those who are free from chronic diseases (144.77± 45.70 vs. 102.08±31.01), and among those who had last dose of vaccine exposure factor. There is a need to vaccinate all HCWs as a matter of policy. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| HBV, Vaccination, HCWs, Viral Markers, Occupational Exposure, Anti-; HBs | ||||
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