nowadays, the presence of hbv dna in the absence of hbsag; occult hepatitis b infection; (obi), is a known clinical entity along with the rapid influx of research being conducted on  its clinical relevance. biologists and clinicians alike have a recent-standing interest in this regards. obi has been described in several clinical settings. however, the data on its prevalence among immunized and ...

OBJECTIVES To describe the health status and risk indicator trends in a representative sample of US health care workers aged 45 years and older. METHODS Using pooled data from the 1997 to 2009 National Health Interview Survey, logistic regression analyses were performed to determine whether age-group specific morbidity risks differed within occupational subgroups of the health care workforce ...

The purposes of this study were to describe health-promotion lifestyle profile of 264 Turkish workers, to determine the factors which affect their lifestyle and to describe occupational health nurses' responsibilities in their health promoting activities to compare their profile with those published from other studies using Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile. This is a descriptive study. Study ...

BACKGROUND To prevent work-related ill-health, selection of workers for mandatory occupational health surveillance should be based on the actual risk of work-related disease. AIMS (i) To determine the proportion of sick-listed workers with self-reported work-related health problems not under mandatory occupational health surveillance. (ii) To determine whether self-reported work-related sickn...

INTRODUCTION Studies on HIV prevalence among health workers usually focus on occupational exposure to HIV. Little is known about HIV prevalence in this group. However, it is expected that HIV prevalence among health workers will reflect prevalence in their society. OBJECTIVE To determine HIV prevalence among South African health workers. METHOD A stratified cluster sample was drawn of 5% of...

Recently in Japan dioxin problem of municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) became social issue. The news spread all around Japan and induced fear that workers at incinerators would suffer from cancer or other serious illness induced by the exposure to dioxins. Authors were interested in the effect of this stressful event occurred to the workers and intended to evaluate mental health status of...

background: the tuberculin test is widely used to identify tuberculosis infection. some individuals infected with mycobacterium tuberculosis may have an initial negative skin test reaction to tuberculin. the two step purified protein derivative skin test can decrease misinterpretation of tuberculin test .this study was aimed at comparing the two- step tuberculin skin test and booster phenomenon...

BACKGROUND In countries with high maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality, reliable access to quality healthcare in rural areas is essential to save lives. Health workers who are satisfied with their jobs are more likely to remain in rural posts. Understanding what factors influence health workers' satisfaction can help determine where resources should be focused. Although there is a growi...

Background & aim: Sexual health education is one of the responsibilities of healthcare workers at schools, which can reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS, unwanted pregnancy, abortion, substance abuse, sexual violence, and suicidal tendencies. This study aimed to investigate healthcare workers’ competence in sexual health education for female adolescents at schools. Met...

a decade ago, sub-saharan africa accounted for 24% of the global disease burden but was served by only 4% of the global health workforce. the chronic shortage of medical doctors has led other health professionals especially nurses to perform the role of healthcare providers. these health workers have been variously named clinical officers, health officers, physician assistants, nurse practition...