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Hepatitis A Virus Infection and the Waste Handling Industry: A Seroprevalence Study
dc.creator | Rachiotis, G. | en |
dc.creator | Papagiannis, D. | en |
dc.creator | Thanasias, E. | en |
dc.creator | Dounias, G. | en |
dc.creator | Hadjichristodoulou, C. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-23T10:46:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-23T10:46:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier | 10.3390/ijerph9124498 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1660-4601 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/32559 | |
dc.description.abstract | Waste collectors have a theoretical risk of Hepatitis A virus infection. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis A virus infection (HAV) among municipal solid waste workers (MSWWs) in a municipality of central Greece. A seroprevalence study of HAV was conducted among 208 employees (100 waste collectors and 108 municipal gardeners) of a municipality in central Greece. Total antibodies against HAV were measured and information regarding potential risk factors was collected through a face to face interview. The prevalence of HAV infection among the municipal waste collectors was 61% vs. 27% among municipal gardeners. Logistic regression analysis showed that exposure to waste (OR = 2.87; 95% CI = 1.24-6.62) and age (OR = 22.57; 95% CI = 7.29-69.88) were independently associated with the anti-HAV positivity. Moreover, waste collectors who reported smoking/drinking/eating during waste collection were at higher risk of HAV infection (RR = 2.84; 95% CI = 1.73-4.63). Stratified analysis among municipal waste collectors indicated an independent association between eating/smoking/drinking during waste collection and anti-HAV (+) (OR = 3.85; 95% CI = 1.34-11.06). Occupational exposure to waste is a potential risk factor for HAV infection. Smoking/eating/drinking during waste collection could be the mode of hepatitis A virus transmission among municipal waste collectors. | en |
dc.source | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | en |
dc.source.uri | <Go to ISI>://WOS:000312605900016 | |
dc.subject | hepatitis A infection | en |
dc.subject | municipal solid waste workers | en |
dc.subject | occupational | en |
dc.subject | exposure | en |
dc.subject | WORKERS | en |
dc.subject | COLLECTION | en |
dc.subject | PREVALENCE | en |
dc.subject | GREECE | en |
dc.subject | RISK | en |
dc.subject | Environmental Sciences | en |
dc.title | Hepatitis A Virus Infection and the Waste Handling Industry: A Seroprevalence Study | en |
dc.type | journalArticle | en |
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