@article{4fe2e48b110d4778b890c0845b9dc4d3,
title = "Hepatitis A virus seropositivity among hospital and community healthcare workers in Israel - The role of occupation, demography and socioeconomic background",
abstract = "Hospital and community-clinic workers were tested for hepatitis A virus antibodies (HAV)-IgG to identify variables associated with presence of (HAV-IgG) and to determine whether sociodemographic background may explain all differences in HAV seropositivty among healthcare workers. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify variable associated with HAV-immunity. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that HAV-seroprevalence correlated significantly (P<0.01) with age, siblings, residence in rural areas and origin. Nurse aides had an increased risk for HAV seropositivity (OR=5.04; 95% CI: 1.49-17.08) whereas physicians had a lower risk (OR=0.54: 95% CI: 0.30-0.98). Age and socioeconomic background were independently correlated with HAV immunity but did not explain all difference in HAV-seroprevalence. The higher susceptibility and elevated incidence of hepatitis A amongst physicians, prioritize primary prevention in this group.",
keywords = "Healthcare workers, Hepatitis A, Occupation, Serology",
author = "Gabriel Chodick and S. Ashkenazi and H. Aloni and T. Peled and Y. Lerman",
note = "Funding Information: The study was supported by a grant from the Committee for Research and Prevention in Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Israel. This work was performed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Ph.D. degree of Mr Gabriel Chodick, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.",
year = "2003",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00124-5",
language = "אנגלית",
volume = "54",
pages = "135--140",
journal = "Journal of Hospital Infection",
issn = "0195-6701",
publisher = "W.B. Saunders Ltd",
number = "2",
}
