SynthesisOccupational and environmental medicine2015
The prevalence of hepatitis C among healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- A scoping review on HCV screening strategies: population to screen and the test types.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Challenges in coverage of future hepatitis C vaccines: Review and potential solutions.Vaccine · 2025Review
- Mortality Risks of U.S. Healthcare Workers.American journal of preventive medicine · 2025Article
- Efficacy of HBV booster dose administration in Italian medical students in relation to health determinants.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Observational
- Bloodborne Infections Relevant to Dental Practice.International dental journal · 2024Review
- Splash of body fluids among healthcare support staff in Ghana: a cross-sectional study.SAGE open medicine · 2024Article
- Optimizing HCV Disease Prediction in Egypt: The hyOPTGB Framework.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Management of hepatitis B and C in special population.World journal of gastroenterology · 2021Review
- Occupational Infections among Dental Health Workers in Germany-14-Year Time Trends.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Hepatitis C in healthcare personnel: follow-up analysis of treatments with direct-acting antiviral agents.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2021Article
- A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF HEPATITIS B AND HEPATITIS C KNOWLEDGE AMONG DENTAL MEDICINE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB.Acta clinica Croatica · 2021Article
- Predicting needlestick and sharps injuries in nursing students: Development of the SNNIP scale.Nursing open · 2020Article
- Protocol of a scoping review assessing injury rates and their determinants among healthcare workers in western countries.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Risk factors for hepatitis C infection among adult patients in Kedah state, Malaysia: A case-control study.PloS one · 2019Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of viral hepatitis C (HCV) infection among healthcare workers (HCWs) compared to the general population. A systematic search for the years 1989-2014 was conducted in the Medline, Embase and Cochrane databases. Studies on hepatitis C in HCWs were included if they incorporated either a control group or reference data for the general population. The study quality was classified as high, moderate or low. Pooled effect estimates were calculated to determine the odds of occupational infection. Heterogeneity between studies was analysed using the χ(2) test (p<0.10) and quantified using the I(2) test. 57 studies met our criteria for inclusion and 44 were included in the meta-analysis. Analysis of high and moderate quality studies showed a significantly increased OR for HCV infection in HCWs relative to control populations, with a value of 1.6 (95% CI 1.03 to 2.42). Stratification by study region gave an OR of 2.1 in low prevalence countries; while stratification by occupational groups gave an increased prevalence for medical (OR 2.2) and for laboratory staff (OR 2.2). The OR for professionals at high risk of blood contact was 2.7. The pooled analysis indicates that the prevalence of infection is significantly higher in HCWs than in the general population. The highest prevalence was observed among medical and laboratory staff. Prospective studies that focus on HCW-specific activity and personal risk factors for HCV infection are needed.
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