SERUM HBsAg and ANTI-HBs LEVELS WITH HEPATITIS B VACCINATION STATUS in HOSPITAL STAFF ADMITTED FOR HEALTH SCREENING

2016-09-26T17-14-53Z
Source: Turkish Journal of Family Medicine & Primary Care
Ruhuşen Kutlu, Nur Demirbaş.
ABSTRACT Objective: This study was performed to research the HBsAg and anti-HBs levels with hepatitis B vaccination status in hospital staff admitted to family medicine outpatient clinic for health screening. Method: This descriptive study was was carried out in 519 hospital health staff admitted to family medicine outpatient clinic for health screening between 03.10.2015 and 30.12.2015. Socio-demographic characteristics and hepatitis B vaccination status of the participants were recorded on forms prepared in advance by researchers. Serum HBsAg and anti-HBs levels were measured. Antibody titers of 10 and below were considered negative and these staff were taken to 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine program. Results: Of the participants, 35.6% (n=185) were female, 64,4% (n=334) were male and the mean age was 35.24 ± 8.35 years. One hundred and sixty two (31.2%) had 0-10 mIU/ml, 14.5% (n=75) had 10-100 mIU/mL levels, 54.3% (n=282) ≥100 mIU/mL of the anti-HBsAg value. The serum HBsAg levels of the hospital staff were found as 97.7% (n=507) negative and 2.3% (n=12) positive. While there was no statistically significant difference between the gender and serum HBsAg levels, a statistically significant difference was found between the ages of the staff and serum HBsAg levels (p


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