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HEPATITIS B: ITS AWARENESS, PRACTICE AND FREQUENCY OF VACCINATION AMONG SELECTED HIGH-RISK HEALTH-CARE WORKERS AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Dr.Aqsa Ghias, Dr.Sadaf Ramzan, Dr.Tehreem Malik

Abstract: Background: hepatitis B intransporters of HBV around the world. Goals: to survey the mindfulness and routine with regards to chosen high-hazard wellbeing specialists (wellbeing laborers) in regard to the danger of hepatitis B and the status of self-announced inoculation. Materials and strategies: from January to March 2014, a cross-sectional investigation was led among 300 chose medicinal services experts from the Nishter Hospital lahore. Results: About 72.1% of the respondents were ladies with a normal time of 24.10 (standard deviation ± 7.011). 67.5% of ladies were somewhere in the range of 18 and 23 years of age. The greater part (70.4%) of the members were nursing understudies and groups of Hindus (92.5%) atomic (54.6%). Most (69.3%) knew that transmission of hepatitis B was conceivable because of dangerous sex, tainted blood/body liquid, syringe, polluted needle and surgical tool, 19.6% due of tainted blood and body liquid, 5.7% per syringe and defiled needle and surgical blade realized that 1.8% was hazardous sex. 59.3% had contact with a known instance of hepatitis B previously. 62.2% were immunized with three portions of hepatitis B immunization. Most members were presented to a positive case for hepatitis B at work (P = 0.001). Individuals presented to known instances of hepatitis B counseled a specialist, who was inoculated and treated with medications (P = 0.002); utilized shredder (P = 0.012); immunized with 3 dosages of hepatitis B antibody (P = 0.001); and utilized clean gloves during work (P = 0.000), especially during the treatment of blood and body liquid. Conclusion: regardless of good information, techniques for the aversion of hepatitis B contaminations were lacking and should be additionally improved. Key words: Health care workers, hepatitis B, knowledge, practice, tertiary care hospitals.

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