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Municipal waste collectors and hepatitis b and c virus infection: A cross-sectional study
dc.creator | Tsovili, E. | en |
dc.creator | Rachiotis, G. | en |
dc.creator | Symvoulakis, E. K. | en |
dc.creator | Thanasias, E. | en |
dc.creator | Giannisopoulou, O. | en |
dc.creator | Papagiannis, D. | en |
dc.creator | Eleftheriou, A. | en |
dc.creator | Hadjichristodoulou, C. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-23T10:52:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-23T10:52:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 11249390 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/34095 | |
dc.description.abstract | There is some evidence that municipal waste collectors are at risk of Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV). Published information on risk of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection among waste collectors is scant. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and possible risk factors of HBV and HCV infections among waste collectors in a municipality of the broader region of Attica, Greece. A cross-sectional sero-prevalence study was conducted in a municipality of the broader region of Attica, Greece. Fifty waste collectors participated in the study (response rate: 95%). The group of municipal waste collectors was compared to a convenient sample of white collar employees not exposed to waste (n=83). Waste collectors recorded a significantly higher prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection (anti-HBc positivity) in comparison to the reference group (15% vs. 2.5%, respectively; p<001). Waste collectors who reported frequent exposure to needle-stick injuries had higher risk of HBV infection (RR=8.28; 95% CI=1.076-63.79; p=0.033). Only one municipal waste collector was anti-HCV (+). Our study corroborates previous results of an increased prevalence of Hepatitis B infection among municipal waste collectors. In addition we found that needle stick injuries were associated with the risk of HBV infection. By contrast, HCV infection does not seem to represent a significant occupational hazard among waste collectors. Vaccination against HBV among municipal solid waste collectors and promotion and use of safer methods for the collection of non-hospital medical waste could represent potential measures for the prevention of Hepatitis B Virus infection among municipal waste collectors. © 2014, Le Infezioni in Medicina. All rights reserved. | en |
dc.source.uri | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84920426066&partnerID=40&md5=2562c7a7793cf77b97b2373ec4aecc30 | |
dc.subject | Collectors | en |
dc.subject | Hepatitis B | en |
dc.subject | Hepatitis C | en |
dc.subject | Municipal | en |
dc.subject | Waste | en |
dc.subject | adult | en |
dc.subject | age | en |
dc.subject | Article | en |
dc.subject | assessment of humans | en |
dc.subject | controlled study | en |
dc.subject | cross-sectional study | en |
dc.subject | educational status | en |
dc.subject | female | en |
dc.subject | human | en |
dc.subject | male | en |
dc.subject | municipal solid waste | en |
dc.subject | occupation | en |
dc.subject | occupational exposure | en |
dc.subject | questionnaire | en |
dc.subject | risk factor | en |
dc.subject | seroprevalence | en |
dc.subject | vaccination | en |
dc.subject | work experience | en |
dc.subject | worker | en |
dc.title | Municipal waste collectors and hepatitis b and c virus infection: A cross-sectional study | en |
dc.type | journalArticle | en |
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