Informação de profissionais de saúde sobre transmissão transfusional de hepatites virais

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:Training health providers is a strategy for improving health care quality that need to be technically correct and comply with the conceptual universe of the trainees. A pilot study was carried out to explore the consistency of knowledge on blood transmission of viral hepatitis among primary care providers. METHODS:A non-identified questionnaire was applied to 190 providers attending a public health training program in 2003 and 2004. Answers were compared according to two groups: physicians, nurses and dentists (115 subjects) and other health providers (66 subjects). Frequencies of correct and incorrect answers were compared through Chi-square test (χ 2 ). Nine respondents did not inform their occupation. RESULTS:The study population mainly comprised women (80%) aged 20 to 60 years from Northeastern (27.4%), Southeastern (35.3%), and Midwestern (37.3%) regions. Blood transfusion was associated with hepatitis B and C for 57.5% of the respondents; hemophilia was associated with hepatitis B and C for 55.7% of the respondents, while 74% considered to be incorrect the statement: "viral hepatitis cannot be transmitted through blood" and 16.4% considered it correct. The number of correct answers regarding blood transfusion was greater in the group of physicians, nurses and dentists than other providers (χ 2 =1.2; p=0.2741). CONCLUSIONS:These findings were compared with current data on viral hepatitis transmission and the consistency of the answers concerning different risk factors was evaluated. These providers' knowledge on blood transmission of these conditions shows inconsistencies that may jeopardize the effectiveness of prevention and control programs.

Hepatitis B virus infection in dentistry: a forgotten topic

“…In dentistsÕ opinion, infection with HBV is still the most dangerous blood-borne disease [35,36]. Studies from different parts of the world show that dental HCWs have totally different levels of knowledge about viral hepatitis transmission and about prevention and infection control programmes [37,38].…”

Contribution to infection spread prevention in dental office

“…To znači da članovi stomatološkog tima moraju sprovoditi sve predviđene higijensko-preventivne mere, kako bi zaštitili svakog od svojih pacijenata, ali i sebe. Sa druge strane, bez obzira na medijsku zastupljenost mera opreza i prevencije širenja virusnih infekcija u zdravstvenim ustanovama, istraživanja brojnih autora ukazala su na to da zaposleni u stomatološkoj praksi i studenti stomatologije 1,5,6 slabije poznaju načine zaštite. Cilj rada bio je prikaz načina i puteva širenja infekcije u stomatološkim ordinacijama, kao i mera njihovog sprečavanja radi zaštite zdravlja stomatološkog osoblja i pacijenata.…”

“…This means that dental staff must implement all the prescribed hygienic-preventive measures to protect each of their patients, as well as themselves. On the other hand, regardless of the media coverage of precautionary measures and the prevention of the spread of viral infections in healthcare institutions, studies by numerous authors have shown that employees in dental offices and dental students are less familiar with ways of protection 1,5,6 .…”