title: [Hepatitis B vaccination status among Danish physicians].
abstract: As part of a nation-wide questionnaire survey among Danish doctors, the incidence of hepatitis B vaccination was studied. For each specialty the findings were related to the risk of hepatitis B exposure assessed by the incidence of percutaneous and mucocutaneous blood exposure (PCE and MCE). A total of 6256 of 9375 doctors (67%) responded and 6005 (64%) questionnaires were eligible for analysis. Only 34.3% of the doctors had been vaccinated against hepatitis B, ranging from 8.9% in Psychiatry to 56.9% in Obstetrics-Gynaecology. The annual incidence of PCE and MCE was high in surgical as well as non-surgical specialties with an average of 3.0 PCE and 3.9 MCE per person. In conclusion all doctors must be considered at risk of exposure to hepatitis B during part of or the entire career. The current level of hepatitis B vaccination is insufficient. Hepatitis B vaccination of all doctors before entering clinical work seems to be indicated.
authors.affiliation: H:S Hvidovre Hospital, infektionsmedicinsk afdeling.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lunding
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D003718:Denmark; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D010820:Physicians; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines
vernacular_title: Hepatitis B-vaccinationsstatus blandt danske laeger.