Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among the health care workers (HCWs) from March 2013 to April 2014. The mean age of participants was found to be 32.78 ± 3.85 years; 63.03% of them were males and 36.97% were females. Out of the total 238 HCWs who returned questionnaires, there were 50 medical students, 44 nursing students, 38 doctors, 31 nurses, 19 administrative staff, 16 midwifery staff, 10 dispensers, 10 pharmacists, 10 laboratory assistants, 6 ward attendants and 4 sanitary workers. Non-vaccinated were 174 (73.11%) while 54 (22.69%) were vaccinated. Screening for hepatitis B surface antigen was done by ELISA technique. Hepatitis B surface antigen were detected in 10 (4.20%) subjects. The prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen was equal in males 5 (2.10%) and females 5 (2.10%) out of detected hepatitis B surface antigen 6 (2.52%) were in chronic condition while 4 (1.68%) in acute condition. It is concluded that the present study reported a prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen in health care workers (HCWs) as compared to other populations
Muhammad Zafar. (2014) Some studies on prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen amongst healthcare workers of tertiary care hospitals of Multan city , Punjab University Journal of Zoology, Volume 29, Issue 1.
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