Osti Cristina, Marcondes-Machado Jussara
Hospital da Clínicas, Unesp, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Cien Saude Colet. 2010 Jun;15 Suppl 1:1343-8. doi: 10.1590/s1413-81232010000700043.
Viral hepatitis B is one of the major public health problems in all continents. The hepatitis-B virus is transmitted parenterally and mainly sexually. The objective of this study was to evaluate the population composing the active cleaning staff of the Botucatu School of Medicine Hospital - UNESP who had received a complete vaccination scheme against hepatitis B, to measure their levels of antibodies against AgHBs (anti-HBs) and to evaluate their relationship with general epidemiological conditions, personal and professional life conditions and risk of infection by the hepatitis-B virus.