Vaccination coverage of nursing staff against Hepatitis B and information source about Hepatitis prevention

dc.contributor.author	Νούλα, Μ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Μαστρογιάννης, Δήμος	el
dc.contributor.author	Μαντζώρου, Μαριάννα	el
dc.contributor.author	Χουρίδου, Χ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Δελτσίδου, Άννα	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-12T16:44:49Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-12T16:44:49Z
dc.date.issued	2015-01-12
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/3854
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
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dc.source	www.researchgate.net	en
dc.subject	Hepatitis B--Vaccination
dc.subject	Immunization
dc.subject	εμβολιασμός
dc.subject	νοσηλευτικό προσωπικό
dc.subject	ανοσοποίηση
dc.subject	ηπατίτιδα Β
dc.subject	nursing staff
dc.title	Vaccination coverage of nursing staff against Hepatitis B and information source about Hepatitis prevention	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	A study in a regional teaching hospital	en
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Nursing
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85093362
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85060296
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heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας. Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2007
heal.bibliographicCitation	Noula, M., Mastrogiannis, D., Mantzorou, M., Chouridou, Ch. & Daltsidou, A. (2007). Vaccination coverage of nursing staff against Hepatitis B and information source about Hepatitis prevention: a study in a regional teaching hospital. "Review of Clinical and Pharmacokinetics, International Edition ”. 21: 271-277	el
heal.tableOfContents	The aim of this epidemiological study was to define the prevalence of immunization against Hepatitis B (HB) and to investigate the factors that may influence the vaccination coverage of the nursing staff (NS) in a regional teaching hospital. In this study the prevalence of HbsAg, positivity of antibodies against HB in blood samples as well as the prevalence of vaccination of the NS, have been recorded. All participants filled out a specific questionnaire. Ninety six per cent of the sample (n=144) reported having being tested for HBsAg without prior vaccination and 2.8% (n=4) of these were found HbsAg positive, 15.7% (n=21) had antibodies against HB, 3.3% (n=5) had already been infected with HB, and 77.3% (n=116) were vaccinated. The main factor that contributed to the performance of the vaccine was prevention (98.3%, n=114/116). Regarding the reason why they hadn't been vaccinated, 22.2% (n=4) stated they were afraid of the adverse effects, 11.1% (n=2) reported health reasons, 61.1% (n=11) already had antibodies and 5.6% (n=1) were infected with HB. The majority of participants (58.3%, n=74) reported they were informed about HB during first degree training, 15.7% (n=12) by the Committee of Nosocomial Infections, 7.1% (n=9) by leaflets administered by the Ministry of Health, 13.4% (n=17) by friends or relatives and (4.7% (n=6) through the mass media. From the findings of the present study it is obvious that there is a need to educate health care workers to take all the precautions against hepatitis B infection during any invasive procedures. It is also considered essential to provide counseling, adequate support and retraining services for the prevention of the disease.!	en
heal.publisher	Pharmakon Press	en
heal.journalName	Review of Clinical and Pharmacokinetics, International Edition	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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