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. 2018 Jul 3;11(1):437.
doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3538-8.

Sero-prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and associated factors among health care workers and medical waste handlers in primary hospitals of North-west Ethiopia

Endalew Yizengaw  1 , Tamyalew Getahun  2 , Mekuanint Geta  3 , Wondemagegn Mulu  4 , Mulat Ashagrie  2 , Derese Hailu  5 , Shibabaw Tedila  6
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Sero-prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and associated factors among health care workers and medical waste handlers in primary hospitals of North-west Ethiopia

Endalew Yizengaw et al. BMC Res Notes. .

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determined the sero-prevalence of HBV infection and associated factors among health care workers and medical waste handlers in primary hospitals of North-west Ethiopia.

Results: A total of 388 study participants were included in this study. Of which, 268 (69%) were health care workers and 120 (31%) were medical waste handlers. Males accounted 54.9% and the mean age for all study participants was 28.3 (standard deviation = 6.9). Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) was detected in 2.6% health care workers and 2.5% medical waste handlers and the overall hepatitis B virus infection was 10 (2.6%). High rate of hepatitis B virus infection was detected in single participants and those in the age group of 30-40 years were more infected (6.6%). History of contact with HBV infected case (8.3%) (AOR = 6.8, 95% CI = 1.6-28.5, P = 0.009) and history of jaundice (15.4%) (AOR = 10.5, 95% CI = 2.1-12.2, P = 0.03) were statistically associated factors for HBV infection. More than half (54.4%) of the study participants did not take training on infection and 9 (4.3%) of them were positive for HBsAg (COR = 1.3, 95% CI = 0.0.02-1.02, P = 0.052).

Keywords: Health care workers; Hepatitis B virus; Medical waste handlers.

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