Predictive equation for acquisition of hepatitis B in hospital workers in a general hospital

Eur J Epidemiol. 1993 Jul;9(4):442-6. doi: 10.1007/BF00157404.

Abstract

A cross-sectional study was performed to obtain risk factors for hepatitis B disease, HBsAg carriers and immunised personnel, among 2470 workers in a general hospital in Madrid, Spain. The data obtained were analyzed with multiple logistic regression to obtain beta coefficients for variables. The results of the analysis show that being a nurse or being regularly exposed to blood are the most important risk factors for hepatitis B acquisition. The length of time working at the same job activity was also a risk factor. The resulting beta coefficients allow the construction for a hepatitis non-immunised, HBsAg carrier and immunised HBV status, which can select subjects for a hepatitis B vaccination program.

MeSH terms

  • Carrier State
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Hepatitis B / epidemiology*
  • Hepatitis B / immunology
  • Hepatitis B / transmission
  • Hospitals, General
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Occupational Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Occupational Diseases / immunology
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Odds Ratio
  • Personnel, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
  • Risk Factors
  • Spain
  • Time Factors