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dc.creatorTswana, S.A.
dc.creatorBerejena, C.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-16T06:52:27Z
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-28T14:36:29Z
dc.date.available2016-09-16T06:52:27Z
dc.date.available2019-05-28T14:36:29Z
dc.date.created2016-09-16T06:52:27Z
dc.date.issued1987
dc.identifierTswana, S. A. & Berejena, C. (1986). Hepatitis B virus markers in dental care personnel practising in Harare. Central African Journal of Medicine, 32(10), 236-240.
dc.identifier0089176
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10646/2801
dc.identifier.urihttp://zdhr.uz.ac.zw/xmlui/handle/123456789/1221
dc.description.abstractIn a seroepidemiologic study of 600 volunteers the authors detected serologic markers of hepatatis B surface antigen (HBs Ag) in 6 (6%) of the 100 denial-care markers representing a spectrum exposure to blood and patients. However, 67 (67%) and 1 (1%) were positive fa hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) and hepatitis Be antigen (HBe Ag) respectively. Two (8%) of the 25 practising dentists were found to be asymptomatic carriers of HBs Ag. One of these HBs Ag positive dental-care workers was HBe Ag positive. The seropositivity of HBs Ag, HBe Ag and anti-HBs among the general population of 500 was 47 (9,4%); 15 (3,0%) and 350 (70%), respectively. It was, therefore, concluded that there was no significant difference (p < 0,001) of HBs Ag or anti-HBs between dental care workers and the general population. However, when the study group was subdivided into two ethnic groups, thus, Caucasian Zimbabwean and African Zimbabwean, the latter had a high prevalence (9,90%; 2,77%; 71,29%) of HBs Ag, HBe Ag and anti-HBs respectively.
dc.languageen_ZW
dc.publisherUniversity of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences
dc.subjectHepatitis B
dc.subjectDental care
dc.titleHepatitis B virus markers in dental care personnel practising in Harare
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