Evaluation of the Seroprevalence of Viral Hepatitis and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Among Hospital Workers in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

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dc.authoridKARASAHIN, Omer / 0000-0002-4245-1534
dc.authoridKizmaz, Yesim Uygun / 0000-0002-8208-8485
dc.authoridKalkan, Irem Akdemir / 0000-0001-5136-9148
dc.authoridCelikbas, Aysel Kocagul / 0000-0002-7448-5210
dc.authoridISIK, MEHMET EMIRHAN / 0000-0002-0699-8890
dc.authoridCinar, Gule / 0000-0002-7635-8848
dc.authorwosidKARASAHIN, Omer / AAM-8456-2021
dc.authorwosidKizmaz, Yesim Uygun / AAN-9129-2021
dc.authorwosidKalkan, Irem Akdemir / ABI-7558-2020
dc.authorwosidHatipoglu, Cigdem Ataman / AAA-4135-2021
dc.authorwosidCelikbas, Aysel Kocagul / ABI-5284-2020
dc.authorwosidISIK, MEHMET EMIRHAN / AAF-5652-2021
dc.authorwosidCinar, Gule / ABA-2413-2020
dc.contributor.authorKalkan, Irem Akdemir
dc.contributor.authorCinar, Gule
dc.contributor.authorMut, Ayse Nur Usturali
dc.contributor.authorKarasahin, Omer
dc.contributor.authorGurbuz, Yunus
dc.contributor.authorTekin, Asiye
dc.contributor.authorAzap, Alpay
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-01T15:05:20Z
dc.date.available2021-11-01T15:05:20Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.department[Belirlenecek]
dc.description.abstractBackground: The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the major causes of chronic liver disease. From the perspective of hospital workers (HWs), employees are at risk of hepatitis B infection because of occupational exposure. Apart from this occupational risk, health professionals may still be affected by HBV, depending on the epidemiological characteristics of the country and geographical region they live in. Objectives: This study aimed to determine HBV, HCV, and HIV seroprevalence among HWs using data obtained from 21 hospitals located in six geographical regions in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Methods: The study was designed as a retrospective, multicentre, descriptive study. Twenty hospitals from Turkey and one hospital from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus were involved in the study. The variables of the study were vaccination status against HBV and hepatitis A and HBsAg, anti-HBs, anti-HBcIgG, anti-HAVIgG, anti-HCV, anti-HDV, and anti-HIV serology results belonging to the previous year. Results: Women constituted 58.9% (n = 5,622) of the HWs included in the study. The mean age was 36.3 +/- 9.09 years (min =18, max = 72). In terms of occupation, 42.5% (n = 4, 064) were nurses/health officers, and 24.8% (n = 2365) were physicians. HBsAg seroprevalence was found to be 1.8% (n =169; 95% CI = 1.5% - 2.0%), while anti-HBs seropositivity was 75.7% (n = 7,234). About 7.3% (n = 701) had natural immunity to hepatitis B. About 21.6% (n = 2,066) of the HWs did not receive hepatitis B vaccine. Conclusions: This study is the first study involving a large sample size from different locations of Turkey. According to the results, hepatitis B and hepatitis A vaccines should be administered to susceptible individuals and HWs.
dc.identifier.doi10.5812/hepatmon.97952
dc.identifier.issn1735-143X
dc.identifier.issn1735-3408
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85085751514
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.97952
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11491/7230
dc.identifier.volume20en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000534475500002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthor[Belirlenecek]
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKowsar Publ
dc.relation.ispartofHepatitis Monthly
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectHospital Staffen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectHepatitis Ben_US
dc.subjectViral Hepatitisen_US
dc.subjectOccupational Healthen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of the Seroprevalence of Viral Hepatitis and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Among Hospital Workers in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
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