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- Title
Investigation the Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Viral Hepatitis B and C among Workers Employed in State Hospitals in Ahvaz, Iran.
- Authors
Salmanzadeh, Shokrollah; Rahimi, Zahra; Vaeghi, Zahra; Meripoor, Majed; Maniavi, Fatemeh
- Abstract
Around the world, health care centers' workers due to occupational exposures are at greater risk of blood-borne pathogens such as hepatitis B, C and HIV compared to other jobs. This study was a cross - sectional (cross-sectional). 188 workers of were enrolled from 5 state hospitals in Ahwaz. About 5 cc bloods in the form clots were taken from who participated in the study and simultaneously a questionnaire was completed including demographic characteristics, work experience, a history of needle stick, and the history of HBV vaccination and etc. Laboratory examinations and inventory information were statistically analyzed by SPSS16 software and statistical X 2 test and T - Test and descriptive statistics. This study was carried out on 188 service workers employed in state hospitals in Ahvaz. The average age of the workers was 37.3 years old. 45.7% reported that they experienced needle stick and 15.2% experienced splattering blood and serous secretions to mucosa. The amount of vaccination against hepatitis B in service personnel was 81.4%. HBV and HCV infection rate was 2.1% (4 cases) and 0.5% (1 case), respectively. There was a significant relationship between HBV infection and needle stick experience. Also a significant relationship between gender and HCV and HBV infection was found but there was no significant relationship between splashing of blood and secretions, age, type of service, work experience and HCV and HBV infection. Education, screening and vaccination against hepatitis B and examination of antibody titers after vaccination of hospital workers should be paid special attention in educational planning and control nosocomial infection.
- Subjects
VIRAL hepatitis; DISEASE prevalence; HOSPITAL personnel; BLOODBORNE infections; CROSS-sectional method; NOSOCOMIAL infections; HEALTH; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research & Allied Sciences, 2016, Vol 5, Issue 2, p380
- ISSN
2277-3657
- Publication type
Article