scholarly journals A study of immune status to HBV infection in health care workers in a tertiary health care centre

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. S68-S69
Author(s):  
Nayana Joshi ◽  
Swapna Kulkarni ◽  
Ajit Kumar ◽  
V. Lakshmi ◽  
Lavnya Vanjari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Immune Status ◽  
Hbv Infection ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Health Care Centre ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals Incidence of COVID-19 infection amongst the high risk versus low risk health care workers: an audit from a tertiary cancer care centre

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 3474
Author(s):  
Nitin Shetty ◽  
Nivedita Chakrabarty ◽  
Amit Joshi ◽  
Amar Patil ◽  
Suyash Kulkarni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Treatment Research

Background: Theoretically, health care workers (HCW) are at increased risk of getting infected with COVID-19 compared to the general population. Limited data exists regarding the actual incidence of COVID-19 infection amongst the high risk and low risk HCW of the same hospital. We present an audit from our tertiary cancer care centre comparing the COVID-19 infection rate between the high risk and low risk HCW, all of whom had been provided with adequate protective measures and health education.Methods: This is a retrospective observational study from 01 April 2020 to 30 September 2020, in which all the 970 HCW of Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer were divided into high risk and low risk groups. High risk HCW included all the medical and non-medical staff directly involved with the care of COVID-19 patients, and rest were low risk HCW. Adequate protective measures and classes for infection prevention were provided to all the HCW. We calculated the incidence of COVID-19 infection in both these groups based on the positive real time-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) result and also looked for any significant difference in incidence between these two groups.Results: The incidence of COVID-19 infection amongst the high risk HCW was 13% and that of low risk HCW was 14%.Conclusions: We found no significant difference in COVID-19 infection between the high risk and low risk HCW. Thus, along with protective measures, behavior modifications induced by working in high risk areas, prevented the high risk HCW from getting increased COVID-19 infection compared to the low risk HCW.

scholarly journals Hepatitis B virus genotype E infection among Egyptian health care workers

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reem Elmaghloub ◽  
Ashraf Elbahrawy ◽  
Gamal El Didamony ◽  
Ahmed Elwassief ◽  
Abdel-Gawad Saied Mohammad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Hbv Infection ◽  
Care Work ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Work ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Mean

AbstractBackground and ObjectivesHealth Care Workers (HCWs) are at a high risk of needle stick injuries and HBV infection in Egypt; this problem is further aggravated by low Hepatitis B (HB) vaccination coverage. Limited data are available on the prevalence of HBV infection in Egyptian HCWs. In this study, we aimed to assess the HBV infection rate and genotypes among Egyptian HCWs.MethodsFive hundred and sixty-four (564) HCWs were included. Of them, 258 (45.74%) were health care providers and 306 (54.25%) were non-health care providers. All HCWs completed both the study questionnaires and provided a blood sample for HBV testing. Indeed, all HCWs were tested for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody to Hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc), by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. HBVDNA was checked for HCWs who tested positive for HBsAg and/or anti-HBc, by nested Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). HBVDNA positive HCWs were further subjected to HBV genotyping.ResultsThe mean age of included HCWs was 33.0 ± 9.8 years, of whom 319 (56.56%) were males. The mean duration of health care work was 9.3 ± 6.7 years. The frequency of HBsAg and anti-HBc were 1.4%, and 24.5%, respectively. Old age and prolonged duration of health care work were significantly associated with anti-HBc seropositivity. Among 140 HCWs positive for HBsAg and/or anti-HBc, 14 (10 %) had positive HBVDNA by PCR. HBV/E (n= 7), HBV/D (n= 3) and co-infection with E and D (n= 4) genotypes were detected.ConclusionEgyptian HCWs have a significantly high rate of HBV exposure. The detection of HBV/E genotype among Egyptian HCWs suggests prevalent transmission of HBV/E among Egyptian populations.

Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Health Care Workers in Albania: a Country still Highly Endemic for HBV Infection

Infection ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Kondili ◽  
D. Ulqinaku ◽  
M. Hajdini ◽  
M. Basho ◽  
P. Chionne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Hbv Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus Infection ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
B Virus

scholarly journals Hepatitis B-related awareness among health care workers in Belgrade, Serbia

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 463-469
Author(s):  
Darija Kisic-Tepavcevic ◽  
Milena Kanazir ◽  
Gorica Maric ◽  
Milica Zaric ◽  
Goranka Loncarevic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Hbv Infection ◽  
Effective Vaccine ◽  
Health Care Environment ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Background/Aim. Despite the availability of safe and effective vaccine since 1982, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection still remains a major occupational disease among health care workers (HCWs) worldwide. The aim of this study was to estimate the level of knowledge regarding HBV among HCWs in Serbia. Methods. A random sample of 352 HCWs, stratified by occupation, was selected from the list of employees in the Clinical Centre of Serbia during December 2015. Anonymous questionnaire was used in data collection. Data were statistically assessed. Results. The mean HBV knowledge score was 22.9 ? 4.8 (out of maximum 30). Better knowledge score correlated with higher education attainment (? = 0.377; p < 0.001), younger age (? = -0.113; p = 0.034) and less working experience (?=-0.127; p = 0.017). We observed that those HCWs who were previously vaccinated against hepatitis B demonstrated statistically significantly higher knowledge level (t = 5.656, p < 0.001) compared to HCWs who were not vaccinated (23.9 ? 3.7 vs. 20.9 ? 5.8, respectively). Conclusion. We found poor level of knowledge on some aspects of HBV infection among HCWs in Serbia. Tailoring of education campaigns in this high-risk exposure group is necessary. Education intervention should focus on change of attitudes and behaviour modification to ensure safe and responsible health care environment.

Needle Stick Injuries: A study Among Health Care Workers Tertiary Care Centre Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Manjari Bajracharya ◽  
Sushila Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Needle Stick Injury ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Care Workers

<p><span><strong>Introduction:</strong> A needle stick injury is a percutaneous piercing wound typically set by a needle point but possibly also by other sharp instruments or objects commonly encountered by health care professionals because of the risk to transmitting blood borne diseases like Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C (HCV) and Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV). The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence, causes, awareness and knowledge regarding Needle Stick Injury among health care workers Tertiary Care Centre of Nepal.</span></p><p><span><strong>Methods:</strong> A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in 350 staffs of Tertiary Care Centre Nepal, from June to August 2013. Data was collected through semi-structured self-administered questionnaire. All the collected data was processed and analyzed by using descriptive statistics namely the frequency and percentage. </span></p><p><span><strong>Results: </strong>The study showed that out of the 350 respondents, 65.1% had there medicinal years of practices extended to five years. Among the responses 44.8% mentioned, highest number of needle prick was observed when recapping the needles due to long working hours. About 64.6% respondents washed their hands with soap, water or other antiseptics for effective post exposure preventive measures and 24.9% had access to infection control protocol.</span></p><p><span><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite the awareness regarding needle stick injury and its preventive measures, health care workers are yet bound to face it often during their surgical or medicinal area of practice due to monotonous and long working hours. </span></p><div><span><br /></span></div>

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