Compliance with hepatitis B virus vaccination and risk of occupational exposure to blood and other body fluids in intensive care department personnel in Brazil.
Am J Infect Control
; 31(7): 431-4, 2003 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-14639441
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine has been recommended to health care workers because of their frequent exposure to patient blood and other body fluid.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study was done to determine the compliance with HBV vaccination, and the risk of occupational exposure to blood or other body fluids in intensive care unit (ICU) personnel (n=458) in Goiânia, Brazil.RESULTS:
The vast majority (95.5%) of ICU personnel reported HBV vaccination. Among those who did not, housekeepers were statistically associated with nonvaccination (P<.05). They had a 19.1-fold (95% confidence interval 2.07-444.5) greater risk of nonvaccination compared with physicians. A total of 220 participants reported an incident with biologic fluids. Physician and nursing staff had a higher risk for occupational exposure to blood, other body fluids, or both when compared with housekeepers.CONCLUSIONS:
This study showed a high frequency of HBV vaccination in ICU personnel in Brazil. Nevertheless, more efforts are necessary to increase compliance with vaccination in housekeepers. Physician and nursing staffs showed high risk of occupational exposure to blood, other body fluids, or both, ratifying the importance of continuous education programs concerning prevention of bloodborne pathogen transmission for all ICU personnel.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vacinação
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Controle de Infecções
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Guias como Assunto
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Fidelidade a Diretrizes
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Hepatite B
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Doenças Profissionais
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article