Hepatitis b and c incidences among doctors and medical personnel in “khuree” maternity hospital

Abstract

Background: Hepatitis B and C infection are getting one of biggest health issues in Mongolian health sector, even in a whole world. In addition to patients who are referred to hospitals, hepatitis B and C incidences tend to increase among health staff due to parenteral transmission. Due to that, there is specific need to make early screening among health staff, to prevent from transmission, to vaccinate, to provide knowledge regarding parenteral transmission and to improve protection against infection. Materials and methods: The study was conducted by using cross sectional design. In this study involved medical doctors and staff of Khuree maternity Hospital Ulaanbaatar city. Results: Total of 173 individuals were included in the study and it was identified that 27 of them had hepatitis B and C infection. Regardless of their profession, hepatitis B and C incidences were equivalent to 77.8 percent among medical personnel who perform medical examination and provide treatment to patients. Furthermore, 70.37% (n=19) were infected by hepatitis C and 29.63% (n=8) were infected by hepatitis B of total individuals who were included in the study. In identification of transmission route, 7.41% (n=3) were by syringe, 51.85% (n=14) were transmitted while performing medical procedure at hospital, 11.11% (n=8) were by getting tattoo and by dental procedures and 29.63% (n=2) were by unknown route. Moreover, 92.59% (n=23) of individuals who got infection while performing medical procedure at hospital did not get post-exposure-prophylaxis. Conclusion: In Khuree Maternity hospital, one of every 6 doctors and medical personnel get hepatitis B and C infection and it is higher among head of departments and doctors. Incidences of hepatitis C were higher and one of every two individuals were infected while performing medical procedure at hospital. It shows us there is special need to doctors be aware of performing infection prevention and control effectively and maintaining safety while performing surgery.