Knowledge of Hepatitis B Transmission Risks among Health Workers in Tanzania
Knowledge of Hepatitis B Transmission Risks among Health Workers in Tanzania
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DOI：
10.4269/ajtmh.15-0797
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发表时间：
2016-01-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Pogemiller, Hope
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作者：
Debes, Jose D.;Kayandabila, Johnstone;Pogemiller, Hope
卫生保健工作者感染乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）的风险增加，特别是在HBV血清阳性率高的环境中，如撒哈拉以南非洲。我们通过在坦桑尼亚北部的两家医院分发乙型肝炎病毒纸质调查来评估坦桑尼亚农村卫生保健工作者的乙型肝炎病毒知识。114名参与者（平均年龄33岁，67%为女性）。在参与者中，91%的人不知道自己的HBV状况，89%的人表示从未接种过HBV疫苗，其中最常见的原因是缺乏疫苗意识（34%），而70%的人知道HBV并发症，60%的人了解传播途径。有医学背景的参与者和其他参与者对HBV血清状态和疫苗接种的了解有显著差异，P分别为0.01和0.001。然而，只有33%的咨询师（高级医务人员）知道自己的HBV血清状态。对HBV传播途径的了解程度与职业之间无显著差异。我们的研究揭示了坦桑尼亚医院工作人员对HBV血清状态和疫苗接种状况的了解程度较低。
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.