Análise dos factores de risco associados a ocorrência de Hepatite “B” nos profissionais de saúde do Hospital Central de Maputo

Abstract

Hepatitis B virus infection is a contemporary global public health concern, especially for healthcare workers, as they are exposed to blood and other potentially contaminated organic fluids or tissues, and are potentially at risk of infection and transmission of various diseases. In this context, this study aims to analyse the risk factors associated with the occurrence of the Hepatitis B virus in health professionals. To this end, we used data provided by the Faculty of Medicine of the Eduardo Mondlane University, from the last study carried out on the Hepatitis B virus in health professionals, at Maputo Central Hospital in 2015, which is a cross-sectional cohort study. The study population was made up of health professionals from Maputo Central Hospital, and stratified sampling was used to determine the number of participants from each department that would be part of the sample, in which the number of health professionals analysed was 587. The statistical analysis was carried out using Thomas and Rao's F-test for independence and multiple logistic regression models. Using the logistic regression model, it was found that the sharing of brushes and razors and occupational accidents are the risk factors associated with the occurrence of hepatitis B among health professionals at Maputo Central Hospital.