Knowledge of Hepatitis B Transmission Risks among Health Workers in Tanzania

被引:17
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作者
Debes, Jose D. [1 ]
Kayandabila, Johnstone [3 ]
Pogemiller, Hope [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minnesota, Dept Med, 2001 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[2] Univ Minnesota, Hosp Med, Minneapolis, MN USA
[3] Arusha Lutheran Med Ctr, Dept Med, Arusha, Tanzania
来源
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 2016年 / 94卷 / 05期
关键词
CARE WORKERS; DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; VIRUS INFECTION; HIV;
D O I
10.4269/ajtmh.15-0797
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Healthcare workers are at increased risk of contracting hepatitis B virus (HBV), particularly in settings of high HBV seroprevalence, such as sub-Saharan Africa. We evaluated HBV knowledge among health-care workers in rural Tanzania by distributing an HBV paper survey in two northern Tanzanian hospitals. There were 114 participants (mean age 33 years, 67% female). Of the participants, 91% were unaware of their HBV status and 89% indicated they had never received an HBV vaccine, with lack of vaccine awareness being the most common reason (34%), whereas 70% were aware of HBV complications and 60% understood routes of transmission. There was a significant difference in knowledge of HBV serostatus and vaccination between participants with a medical background and others, P = 0.01 and 0.001, respectively. However, only 33% of consultants (senior medical staff) knew their HBV serostatus. There was no significant difference between knowledge of HBV transmission routes and occupation. Our study reveals low knowledge of HBV serostatus and vaccination status among hospital workers in Tanzania.
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页码:1100 / 1102
页数:3
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