PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES IN HEALTH-CARE WORKERS IN YASUJ HOSPITALS

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SARKARI B.; ZARGAR M.A.; MOHAMMADI R.; ASGARIAN SH.

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Journal: Armaghane Danesh Year:2007 | Volume:11 | Issue:4 (44) Page(s): 97-106

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PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES IN HEALTH-CARE WORKERS IN YASUJ HOSPITALS

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SARKARI B. | ZARGAR M.A. | MOHAMMADI R. | ASGARIAN SH. | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

HEPATITIS BQ3

ANTIBODYQ3

HEALTH-CARE WORKERQ3

Abstract

Introduction & Objective: HEPATITIS B is a common infection in the world and one of the main health problems in our country. Over 350 million people are infected with HEPATITIS B virus in the world and are chronic carriers of this infection. Health care workers are at risk of infection with blood born viruses including HEPATITIS B (HBV). This study was conducted to find out the rate of anti-HBs antibodies among the HEALTH-CARE WORKERs (HCW) in Yasuj hospitals, Southwest of Iran. Materials & Methods: This is a cross sectional descriptive study in which 212 staff was randomly selected from different wards of the hospitals in Yasuj. Blood samples were taken from each individual and tested for HEPATITIS B surface ANTIBODY (anti-HBs) by ELISA. Those who had anti-HBs titer > 10 IU/ml were considered as positive. Collected data were analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive data analysis and chi-square test. Results: 61.3% of the subjects were female and 38.7% were male. 93.9% of the subjects had a history of one to three doses of HEPATITIS B vaccination. Results of this study showed that 185 (87.3%) of the staff have anti HEPATITIS B antibodies (Anti-HBs). Among the staff that was negative for anti-HBs ANTIBODY, 12 had a history of HEPATITIS B vaccination (at least one dose). Female employees were more positive than males (93% vs. 78%) and this difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). Moreover, a positive correlation was found between the titer of ANTIBODY and sex where females had a higher titer of ANTIBODY in comparison with males (p<0.05). No correlation was found between the workplace of HCW and positive anti-HBS. Conclusion: Result of this study indicates that more than 85 percent of the HEALTH-CARE WORKERs in Yasuj have reasonable immunity against HEPATITIS B infection. A small proportion of HCWs had no immunity against HBV. The second course of HEPATITIS B vaccine should be delivered to those who had no immunity against HEPATITIS B despite their receiving the first course of vaccination.

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SARKARI, B., ZARGAR, M.A., MOHAMMADI, R., & ASGARIAN, SH.. (2007). PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES IN HEALTH-CARE WORKERS IN YASUJ HOSPITALS. ARMAGHAN DANESH, 11(4 (44)), 97-106. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/77868/en

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SARKARI B., ZARGAR M.A., MOHAMMADI R., ASGARIAN SH.. PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES IN HEALTH-CARE WORKERS IN YASUJ HOSPITALS. ARMAGHAN DANESH[Internet]. 2007;11(4 (44)):97-106. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/77868/en

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B. SARKARI, M.A. ZARGAR, R. MOHAMMADI, and SH. ASGARIAN, “PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES IN HEALTH-CARE WORKERS IN YASUJ HOSPITALS,” ARMAGHAN DANESH, vol. 11, no. 4 (44), pp. 97–106, 2007, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/77868/en

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