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Prevalence of immunity to hepatitis B among nursing professionals active in hemodialysis
Prevalencia de inmunidad a la hepatitis B entre enfermería profesional activa en la hemodiálisis
Prevalência de imunidade à hepatite B entre profissionais de enfermagem atuantes em hemodiálise
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Abstract Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of immunity to hepatitis B among nurses active on hemodialysis. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted with 63 professionals from a hemodialysis private service and 29 public service ones that answered a questionnaire containing information on demographics... view more
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of immunity to hepatitis B among nurses active on hemodialysis. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted with 63 professionals from a hemodialysis private service and 29 public service ones that answered a questionnaire containing information on demographics, labor, adoption of biosecurity measures in hemodialysis and related to vaccination, immunity and occupational exposure and non-occupational at Hepatitis B virus. Results: Among the professionals from the private service, the prevalence of immunity to hepatitis B was 93,7% and among the professionals in the public service, the prevalence was 86,2%; in both services were not found statistically significant differences when characteristics related to demographics, laboral and occupational and non-occupational exposure to hepatitis B were considered. Conclusion: Possibly these high prevalences were due to complete immunization schedule against hepatitis B found in over 80% of study participants.... view less
Keywords
immunity; nursing staff; illness; hospital; nurse; Brazil; Latin America; South America
Classification
Medical Sociology
Free Keywords
Hepatitis B
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 231-237
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9 (2017) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i1.231-237
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed