Roupa Zoe, Noula Maria, Farazi Evi, Stylianides Antonis, Papaneophytou Christos
Department of Life and Health Sciences, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Department of Epidemiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Mater Sociomed. 2019 Sep;31(3):190-196. doi: 10.5455/msm.2019.31.190-196.
The risk for healthcare students to get infected by transmitting infectious viruses, including hepatitis B virus (HBV), in a hospital setting is extremely high through exposure to blood and/or body secretions.
The aim of this work was to evaluate both the vaccination history of healthcare students at a University in Cyprus and their serologic immunity against HBV. In addition, we assessed their knowledge and behaviors towards the transmission and prevention of hepatitis B (HB).
Total amount of 168 students participated in this study and more than 50% of them provided complete documentation of vaccination history against HBV. Antibodies levels ×10 mIU/mL to HB surface antigen (HBsAg) were detected for the 98.8% of healthcare students while 1.2% of the participants tested positive for HBsAg and antibodies to HB core antigen indicating chronic infection. Our study also revealed significant gaps in the knowledge of healthcare students on the efficiency of the vaccine against HBV and in terms of the HBV transmission.
More information needs to be provided to healthcare students in Cyprus regarding HBV transmission and vaccination. In addition, there is a need for intervention to provide a safer workplace environment.
在医院环境中，医护专业学生通过接触血液和/或身体分泌物感染包括乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）在内的传染性病毒的风险极高。
本研究旨在评估塞浦路斯一所大学医护专业学生的疫苗接种史以及他们对HBV的血清学免疫力。此外，我们还评估了他们对乙型肝炎（HB）传播和预防的知识及行为。
共有168名学生参与了本研究，其中超过50%的学生提供了完整的HBV疫苗接种史记录。98.8%的医护专业学生检测到针对乙型肝炎表面抗原（HBsAg）的抗体水平×10 mIU/mL，而1.2%的参与者乙型肝炎表面抗原和乙型肝炎核心抗原抗体检测呈阳性，表明存在慢性感染。我们的研究还揭示了医护专业学生在HBV疫苗效力和HBV传播知识方面存在显著差距。
需要向塞浦路斯的医护专业学生提供更多关于HBV传播和疫苗接种的信息。此外，需要进行干预以提供更安全的工作场所环境。
