[Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C infections in surgical personnel and evaluation of predisposing factors].
The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C infections in the personnel of the operating room of Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital, to detect the carriers and actively infected individuals, to find out the health-workers' behaviours for the prevention from these infections, and to ascertain the risk factors of these diseases. HBsAg, anti-HBc, anti-HBs and anti-HCV antibodies were examined in the serum samples of 190 personnel, and their gender, education, working time (year), the daily working time in operating theatre (part/full time), the history of past hepatitis B infection, hepatitis B immunization, history of a past operation and blood transfusion, and the use of gloves during working (continuously-intermittent) were questioned. As a result, no carrier and/or actively infected personnel with hepatitis B and C were detected, while 36 (18.9%) of them had a history of past hepatitis B infection, and 132 (69.5%) of them had hepatitis B vaccine. The continuous glove use was more common in part-time workers than those of full-time workers, the history of past hepatitis B infection was increasing as the duration of working years increase, and the rates of being vaccinated against hepatitis B was decreasing as the duration of working years increase (p < 0.05).
Kocamanoğlu
I Serhat
IS
Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Anabilim Dali, Samsun.
Sarihasan
Binnur
B
Sener
Bengi
B
Leblebicioğlu
Hakan
H
Tür
Ayla
A
Kaya
Cengiz
C
Bilgin
Sezgin
S
D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005932:Gloves, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000276:immunology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D009873:Operating Rooms; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies