Hepatitis B is a serious problem of public health, in particular for health-workers,
who have an increased risk of acquiring this disease, through contact with
patients or infected materials, following accidents and, frequently, in the lack of
preventive measures. The object of this study was to determine the prevalence
by serologic markers of infection with hepatitis B virus, among workers of a
research institute, by way of a descriptive and epidemiological study. 528
samples of blood were collected, during January - April, 2008, in order to
analyse serologic markers of hepatitis B by immunnoenzimatic techniques,
which detected a total prevalence of 39,7% for some marker of HBV, with 0,4%
by HBsAg+; 8% by anti-HBc+/HBs+; 2,5% isolated anti-HBc+ and 28,8% by
isolated anti-HBs+. Among the individuals interviewed 31,6%, they were
vaccinated against hepatitis B, having among than 38,9% individuals with no
response to the vaccine and 80,8% susceptible, made up of non-vaccinated
individuals, those not responding to vaccination. These results indicate showed
the necessity to carry out Regulation 32, of the Ministry of Work and
Employment, protects the health-worker.
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