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| Title |
Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses among medical waste handlers at Gondar town Health institutions, Northwest Ethiopia
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1756-0500-5-55 |
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| Authors |
Belay Anagaw, Yitayal Shiferaw, Berhanu Anagaw, Yeshambel Belyhun, Woldearegay Erku, Fantahun Biadgelegn, Beyene Moges, Agersew Alemu, Feleke Moges, Andargachew Mulu |
| Abstract |
Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver due to viral infections and there are groups of viruses that affects the liver of which hepatitis B and C viruses are the causative agents of sever form of liver disease with high rate of mortality. Medical waste handlers who undergo collection, transportation, and disposal of medical wastes in the health institutions are at risk of exposure to acquire those infections which transmit mainly as a result of contaminated blood and other body fluids including injury with sharp instruments, splash to the eye or mucous membrane. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B and/or C viruses and associated risk factors among medical waste handlers. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 87 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 86 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 22 | 25% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 8% |
| Researcher | 6 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 17% |
| Unknown | 21 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 14% |
| Environmental Science | 8 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 10 | 11% |
| Unknown | 23 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 19. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 July 2015.
All research outputs
#1,631,192
of 22,663,150 outputs
Outputs from BMC Research Notes
#184
of 4,248 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#12,596
of 246,077 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Research Notes
#2
of 81 outputs
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