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HBV and HCV serological markers in health professionals and users of the Brazilian Unified Health System network in the city of Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2017; Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica; Linguagem: Inglês
10.5935/1676-2444.20170016
ISSN1678-4774
AutoresAlexandre Rodrigues Silva, Orlando C. Ferreira, R Sá, Antonio Ludgero-Correia, Suely G. C. Silva, Marco Antonio L. Carvalho Netto, Luís Cristóvão Pôrto,
Tópico(s)HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
ResumoIntroduction: Infections caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are a major public health problem.Objectives:The study aimed to detect HBsAg, anti-HBc, anti-HBs and anti-HCV among health professionals and users of the Brazilian Unified Health System [Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS)] in the city of Resende, Rio de Janeiro, and to describe the sociodemographic profile and background of exposure.Methods: A total of 585 samples were collected between May and June 2014, obtained from the Brazilian Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System [Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN)] data, which were tested for HBsAg, anti-HBc, anti-HBs and anti-HCV.Results: The predominant age group observed was 30-44 years (n = 277; 47.3%), 54.87% (n = 321) were female and 271 (46.32%) self declared skin colour/ethnicity white.The married participants were 262 (44.78%), 42.22% graduated from high school (n = 247) and 174 were health professionals (29.74%).Four participants were anti-HCV reagents and 18 were anti-HBc reagents.From these, 15 participants were reactive for anti-HBs antibodies.Among health professionals, 68.8% were anti-HBs positive.And 63.9% of participants declared to be vaccinated against hepatitis B. Conclusion: The prevalence of 0.68% for HCV and 3.08% for anti-HBc are below that detected in the Southeast region from the last census in the capitals of Brazil.There is still a reduced acceptance among health professionals for HBV and HCV screening.
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