%0 Journal Article
%T Vacina£¿£¿o contra hepatite B e exposi£¿£¿o ocupacional no setor sa¨²de em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
%A Assun£¿£¿o
%A Ada ¨¢vila
%A Ara¨²jo
%A Tania Maria de
%A Ribeiro
%A Rafael Brito Nery
%A Oliveira
%A S¨¦rgio Vin¨ªcios Soares
%J Revista de Sa¨²de P¨²blica
%D 2012
%I Universidade de S?o Paulo
%R 10.1590/S0034-89102012005000042
%X objective: to identify factors associated with vaccination against hepatitis b among healthcare workers. methods: this was a cross-sectional study on 1,808 public-sector healthcare workers in belo horizonte, southeastern brazil, in 2009. a self-administered questionnaire was used and the vaccination situation was analyzed taking sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle and working conditions and characteristics into consideration. univariate (p < 0.20) and multiple (p < 0.05) statistical analyses were performed using poisson regression to evaluate factors associated with vaccination. results: of the workers, 85.6% declared that they had been vaccinated, although only 74.9% of the vaccinated professionals had received a complete imunization schedule. not having been vaccinated was associated with not having a partner; having high school, technical or incomplete higher education level; work characteristics such as working in surveillance or the administrative/general services sector; and not using personal protection equipment. conclusions: groups with lower vaccination coverage were identified. efforts are required to ensure access and adherence to vaccination among healthcare workers, such as awareness-raising mechanisms.
%K health personnel
%K hepatitis b vaccines
%K occupational exposure
%K accidents
%K occupational
%K hepatitis b
%K prevention & control
%K cross-sectional studies.
%U http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-89102012005000042&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en