Study on the probability of hepatitis B virus infection at public service places
10.3321/j.issn:0254-6450.2008.07.017
- VernacularTitle:公共服务场所乙型肝炎病毒感染危险性研究
- Author:
Yuan-Sheng CHEN
1
;
Fang-Jun LI
;
Xiao-Jun WANG
;
Fu-Zhen WANG
;
Fu-Qiang CUI
;
Xiao-Hong GONG
;
Hui ZHENG
;
Shao-Chang ZENG
;
Jian-Hai ZHAO
;
Jin-Rao XIE
;
Chang CHEN
;
Wei XIA
;
Lian-Ying SUN
;
Yong-Ji ZHANG
;
Na XIAO
;
Yuan-Sheng HU
;
Zhen-Hua WU
;
Xiao-Feng LIANG
Author Information
1. 中国疾病预防控制中心
- Keywords:
Hepatitis B virus;
Public service place;
Infection
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2008;29(7):689-692
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To provide data for the control and prevention of hepatitis B and HBV surface antigen(HBsAg)status among the appliances and practitioners working in the public service places.Methods 63 beauty parlors,barber shops and bathing centers selected under stratified randomization sampling method and 682 workers were investigated through questionnaire.HBsAg from the appliances of the public service places and employee was detected by RIA.Results Two main sanitizing modes that including alcohol cleaning(34.60%)and ultraviolet light disinfection(30.79%)were used.The rates of testing on HBsAg among the appliances were 2.13% at the public service places,and were 0.63%,2.67% and 3.70% in large-.medium-and small-sized appliances respectively.The rate of testing on HBsAg on large-,medium-and small-sized appliances were statistically different(χ2=6.68,P＜0.05).The positive rates of HBsAg on the appliances of beauty parlors,barbering shops and footbath inns were 2.97%,0.61% and 3.42% respectively.People working in different service sites had different rates of HBsAg:those who worked at the‘acne needle'and the forceps were 5.13% and 4.17%.The positive rate of HBsAg among the workers in the public service places was 7.13%.The rates of HBsAg among the workers in large-,medium-and small-sized public service places were 7.34%,8.33% and 2.94% respectively.The rates of HBsAg among the workers in beauty parlors,barbering shops,footbath inns and bathing centers were 9.01%,6.37%,4.35% and 7.29% respectively.HBsAg positive rates were different among the workers working at different service sites:13.33% at tattoo business.12.68% in pedicures workers and 8.03% in massagists.Conclusion It is important to improve the sanitizing management of the appliances used in the public service places and to improve the knowledge,attitude,as well as practice of vaccination on hepatitis B among those populations.
