title: Hepatitis B virus infection among staff in three hospitals in Khartoum, Sudan, 2006-07.
abstract: The study was conducted to determine the seropositivity of hepatitis B infection, associated risk factors and history of vaccination among staff in 3 teaching hospitals in Khartoum. The study was carried out from March 2006 to March 2007. Participants comprised 245 randomly selected hospital staff; 12 (4.9%) reacted positively for HBsAg, 6 of whom were nurses, 4 domestic staff and 2 laboratory staff. Only 37 paticipants (15.1%) said that they had attended training courses in biosafety. Just over 50% indicated that they had had needle-stick or sharps injuries during work; 61 (24.9%) indicated that they always followed the bio-safety precautions, 52 (21.4%) said that they always wore gloves during their work while 43 (17.6%) said they never wore them. Only 11 (4.5%) of the participants had received the full vaccination dose for hepatitis B.
authors.affiliation: Directorate ofLaboratories and Medical Researches, Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan. dumanet@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Elduma
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Saeed
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013397:Sudan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires