Open AccessHepatitis B vaccination status and needlestick injuries among healthcare workers in Syria
Author(s) -
Rabi Yacoub,
Radwan Ali,
Ghamez Moukeh,
Ayham Lahdo,
Yaser Mouhammad,
Mahmood M. Nasser
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.59247
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , health care , hepatitis b , incidence (geometry) , hepatitis b virus , cross sectional study , family medicine , immunology , virus , physics , pathology , economics , optics , economic growth
Although a majority of countries in the Middle East show intermediate or high endemicity of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, which clearly poses a serious public health problem in the region, the situation in the Republic of Syria remains unclear. The aim of this study is to determine the hepatitis B vaccination status, to assess the number of vaccinations administered, and to estimate the annual incidence of needlestick injuries (NSIs) among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Aleppo University hospitals.