Predictive equation for acquisition of hepatitis B in hospital workers in a general hospital

✍ Scribed by R. Herruzo-Cabrera; L. Malo-González; M. E. Calle Purón; M. J. Vizcaíno-Alcaide; J. Rey-Calero

• Book ID: 104647697
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 391 KB
• Volume: 9
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0393-2990
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00157404

✦ Synopsis

A cross-sectional study was performed to obtain risk factors for hepatitis B disease, HBsAg carriers and immunised personnel, among 2470 workers in a general hospital in Madrid, Spain. The data obtained were analyzed with multiple logistic regression to obtain 13 coefficients for variables. The results of the analysis show that being a nurse or being regularly exposed to blood are the most important risk factors for hepatitis B acquisition. The length of time working at the same job activity was also a risk factor. The resulting 13 coefficients allow the construction of a predictive equation for non-immunised, HBsAg carrier and immun!sed HBV status, which can select subjects for a hepatitis B vaccination program.