Workers in a teaching hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil: daily exposure to Hepatitis B
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https://doi.org/10.3395/2317-269x.00258Keywords:
ursing, Accidents, Occupational, Hepatitis BAbstract
We aimed to analyze the incidence of occupational accidents involving risk for hepatitis B among healthcare professionals in a teaching hospital in 2013 using a cross-sectional design that incorporated both descriptive and quantitative data. We analyzed 95 occupational accident notifications, with the majority coming from women (73.7%) working as a technical or nursing assistant (39; 41.1%). The most prevalent age group was 20–39 years, and most (62; 65.3%) were professionals. Percutaneous exposure occurred in 77 (81.1%) cases, with the needle lumen as the main delivery object accounting for 35 cases (36.8%). Blood was the most common biological agent, accounting for 75 cases (78.9%). Eighty-one (83.5%) were known source patients, with 5 (5.3%) testing positive for HBsAg. Furthermore, 69 (72.6%) professionals had completed their vaccination schedule for hepatitis B. After contact, 25 (26.3%) were vaccinated and 2 (2.1%) received immunoglobulin. Despite the efforts of the Ministry of Health (MOH) to emphasize the adoption of biosecurity measures, accidents still occur among professionals, increasing the risk of exposure to blood-borne diseases.Downloads
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