2003
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102003000300011
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Vacinação contra a hepatite B entre cirurgiões dentistas

Abstract: OBJETIVO: Inquéritos sorológicos realizados em diversos países mostraram uma maior prevalência da infecção pelo vírus da hepatite B (VHB) em dentistas, especialmente entre os cirurgiões, do que na população geral. O estudo realizado objetivou determinar a prevalência e os fatores associados à vacinação contra hepatite B (HB) entre os dentistas e investigar as principais razões alegadas para a não vacinação e vacinação incompleta. MÉTODOS: Foi conduzido um inquérito entre 299 cirurgiões dentistas residentes em … Show more

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“…HBV vaccination was lower among dentists who informed older age and longer duration of professional practice, which is in accordance with previous studies (Cleveland 1996, Camilo 1998, Rodrigues 2002, Martins & Barreto 2003.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
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“…HBV vaccination was lower among dentists who informed older age and longer duration of professional practice, which is in accordance with previous studies (Cleveland 1996, Camilo 1998, Rodrigues 2002, Martins & Barreto 2003.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Nevertheless, the percentage of adhesion of these professionals to HBV immunization is considered higher than those observed in other studies (Cleveland 1996, Camilo 1998, Ammon et al 2000 as among health-care workers (HCWs) (Silva et al 2003(Silva et al , 2005. In Brazil studies have shown vaccination indices similar to those observed in the present study (Rodrigues 2002, Martins & Barreto 2003. In spite of high compliance with HBV vaccination, more efforts are necessary for dentists to receive full-scheme (three vaccine doses).…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 40%
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“…In Montes Claros, MG, a need for more information was expressed by 37% of the dentists who reported that they had not or had been incompletely vaccinated. 14 The greatest prevalence of individuals who were not using PPE was in the group of non-vaccinated HWs. Adherence to vaccination may be connected with high perception of risk in situations in which PPE is used 16 or when exposure to biological material occurs.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…The infectivity of HBV is 57 times greater than that of the human immunodefi ciency virus (HIV). 14 The duration and frequency of HWs' contacts with biological fl uids and patients' rate of positivity for AgHBs 12 are determining factors for occupational HBV infection.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%