Vaccination coverage and immunity against hepatitis B in public health dentists.

Authors :: Garbin CAS
Vanzo KLT
Moimaz SAS
Garbin AJÍ
Chiba FY
Source :: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 2019 Jun 27; Vol. 52, pp. e20180534. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 27.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: Introduction: Occupational exposure is a major risk factor for hepatitis B (HB) transmission.<br />Methods: Vaccination coverage and immunity verification from 64 dentists of the Brazilian Unified Health System were investigated. An immunochromatographic method was used to verify immunity against the disease.<br />Results: Overall, 77.77% of participating dentists completed the vaccination schedule; 37.50% had negative anti-HBs test results. Furthermore, 60.93% of participants never underwent anti-HBs tests and 40% did not know how to correctly interpret results.<br />Conclusions: Numerous dentists were not immune to the disease. Few participants previously performed the test, with many not knowing how to interpret the results.

Subjects :: Adult
Brazil
Dentists
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure statistics & numerical data
Public Health
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
Hepatitis B prevention & control
Hepatitis B Vaccines administration & dosage
Occupational Exposure prevention & control
Vaccination Coverage

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