AN ENEMY NEARBY ME: OCCUPATINAL HEPATITIS B RISK FOR PHYSICIANS

Volume: 4 Number: 1 February 1, 2009
  • Nazan Karaoğlu
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AN ENEMY NEARBY ME: OCCUPATINAL HEPATITIS B RISK FOR PHYSICIANS

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This study is conducted to determine the prevalence of occupational risk of Hepatitis B virus among the physicians in a training hospital setting, to assess their attitudes towards the exposure to blood and body fluids, and appraise the physician compliance with universal precautions. In this descriptive and cross-sectional study participants filled a self-administered questionnaire that consisted socio-demographic features, occupational exposure to blood or body fluids, measurements taken against exposure and HBV vaccination status. Ninety three (72.1%) residents and 36 (27.9%) attending physicians included in the study. The mean year of practice was 5.74±5.86. The majority of physicians (88.4%) reported that they had exposure to blood or body fluids at least once during their professional years. The exposure was significantly higher in surgical branches than internal medicine branches (p0.05). The majority of participants (89.9%) reported that they were wearing gloves during work. Despite the exposure to blood and body fluids is prevalent in physicians, reporting exposures and consistency with universal precautions are less then desirable.

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Turkish

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Nazan Karaoğlu This is me

Publication Date

February 1, 2009

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August 29, 2014

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Year 2009 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Karaoğlu, N. (2009). AN ENEMY NEARBY ME: OCCUPATINAL HEPATITIS B RISK FOR PHYSICIANS. Medical Sciences, 4(1), 8-17. https://doi.org/10.12739/nwsams.v4i1.5000066816
AMA
1.Karaoğlu N. AN ENEMY NEARBY ME: OCCUPATINAL HEPATITIS B RISK FOR PHYSICIANS. Medical Sciences. 2009;4(1):8-17. doi:10.12739/nwsams.v4i1.5000066816
Chicago
Karaoğlu, Nazan. 2009. “AN ENEMY NEARBY ME: OCCUPATINAL HEPATITIS B RISK FOR PHYSICIANS”. Medical Sciences 4 (1): 8-17. https://doi.org/10.12739/nwsams.v4i1.5000066816.
EndNote
Karaoğlu N (February 1, 2009) AN ENEMY NEARBY ME: OCCUPATINAL HEPATITIS B RISK FOR PHYSICIANS. Medical Sciences 4 1 8–17.
IEEE
[1]N. Karaoğlu, “AN ENEMY NEARBY ME: OCCUPATINAL HEPATITIS B RISK FOR PHYSICIANS”, Medical Sciences, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 8–17, Feb. 2009, doi: 10.12739/nwsams.v4i1.5000066816.
ISNAD
Karaoğlu, Nazan. “AN ENEMY NEARBY ME: OCCUPATINAL HEPATITIS B RISK FOR PHYSICIANS”. Medical Sciences 4/1 (February 1, 2009): 8-17. https://doi.org/10.12739/nwsams.v4i1.5000066816.
JAMA
1.Karaoğlu N. AN ENEMY NEARBY ME: OCCUPATINAL HEPATITIS B RISK FOR PHYSICIANS. Medical Sciences. 2009;4:8–17.
MLA
Karaoğlu, Nazan. “AN ENEMY NEARBY ME: OCCUPATINAL HEPATITIS B RISK FOR PHYSICIANS”. Medical Sciences, vol. 4, no. 1, Feb. 2009, pp. 8-17, doi:10.12739/nwsams.v4i1.5000066816.
Vancouver
1.Nazan Karaoğlu. AN ENEMY NEARBY ME: OCCUPATINAL HEPATITIS B RISK FOR PHYSICIANS. Medical Sciences. 2009 Feb. 1;4(1):8-17. doi:10.12739/nwsams.v4i1.5000066816