Investigating the Level of Immunity to Hepatitis B in Medical Staff of Shahid Beheshti ‎Hospital in Yasouj City

Background and goal: Hepatitis B virus is serum hepatitis factor and in the virus group ‎Hepadna, is classified. Among the risk factors for the infection of jobs in healthcare ‎high risk of hepatitis B infection in health care workers, compared to the general ‎population is due to higher exposure to HBV-infected patients. In this group of people ‎infected needle contact with mucosal surfaces contaminated liquids transferred ‎important way. This study aimed to assess the level of immunity to hepatitis B in staff ‎of Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Yasouj city was designed.‎ Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted. The ‎study population consisted of all medical personnel working in the Shahid Beheshti ‎Hospital in 2014 were related to Yasouj medical science university. Sampling all the ‎numbers, all the personnel who have inclusion criteria and wish to participate in the ‎scheme were enrolled and finally 270 health care workers in Shahid Beheshti medical ‎science university in 2014 were selected. After completing the questionnaire included ‎demographic and review vaccination records, 5 ml of blood was taken from them. ‎After separating serum using an ELISA kit specific IgG antibody levels were measured ‎against hepatitis B virus. Data collected using descriptive statistics, chi-square test ‎were analyzed.‎ Results: The results showed that 97.4 percent of employees surveyed in specific IgG ‎antibody titer against hepatitis B virus surface antigen over 10 international units per ‎liter, which is considered safe, and in 2.6% (n = 7) of the antibody titer was below 10 ‎units that are deemed unsafe. Of these, 22.5% (n = 68) of the headlines, between 10 ‎and 100 that is border safety.‎ Conclusion: This study showed that the samples examined have a favorable safety ‎level. Safety and the safety of those without borders have knowledge about these ‎people, according to their risk, their immunization as soon as possible. However, ‎people with a history of vaccination, they were not acceptable level of safety have ‎come under scrutiny in addition to receiving this vaccine and a review of the level of ‎antibodies, if they test negative, about the preventive measures to be applied.‎

hepatitis B, immunization of IgG antibody