Vacina？？o contra hepatite B e exposi？？o ocupacional no setor saúde em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

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.