Table 1 Factors and seroprevalence of hepatitis C among Brazilian dentists, Belo Horizonte, 2005
From: Factors associated with seroprevalence of hepatitis C among dentists at a large Brazilian city
Hepatitis C | p-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Present (%) | Absent (%) | Total (%) | ||
Gender | ||||
Male | 3 (25.0) | 408 (31.6) | 411 (31.6) | 0.762 |
Female | 9 (75.0) | 882 (68.4) | 891 (68.4) | |
Total | 12 (100.0) | 1290 (100.0) | 1302 (100.0) | |
Work experience† | ||||
Less than 10 years | 2 (16.7) | 349 (27.6) | 351 (27.5) | 0.233 |
10 - 20 years | 5 (41.6) | 339 (26.7) | 344 (26.9) | |
21 - 30 years | 2 (16.7) | 420 (33.2) | 422 (33.0) | |
More than 30 years | 3 (25.0) | 158 (12.5) | 161 (12.6) | |
Total | 12 (100.0) | 1266 (100.0) | 1278 (100.0) | |
Workplace† | ||||
Public | 1 (9.1) | 276 (23.3) | 277 (23.2) | 0.301 |
Private | 4 (36.4) | 536 (45.3) | 540 (45.2) | |
Both | 6 (54.5) | 372 (31.4) | 378 (31.6) | |
Total | 11 (100.0) | 1184 (100.0) | 1195 (100.0) | |
Field of Work† | ||||
General dentistry | 6 (66.7) | 514 (47.6) | 520 (47.7) | 0.111 |
Oral Surgery/Periodontology | 0 (0.0) | 159 (14.7) | 159 (14.6) | |
Operative Dentistry/Endodontics | 0 (0.0) | 183 (16.9) | 183 (16.8) | |
Paediatric Dentistry/Orthodontis | 1 (11.1) | 157 (14.5) | 158 (14.5) | |
Oral Public Health | 1 (11.1) | 44 (4.1) | 45 (4.1) | |
Oral Pathology/Oral Radiology | 1 (11.1) | 24 (2.2) | 25 (2.3) | |
Total | 9 (100.0) | 1081 (100.0) | 1090 (100.0) | |
IPE use | ||||
Yes | 7 (58.3) | 842 (65.3) | 849 (65.2) | 0.762 |
No | 5 (41.7) | 448 (34.7) | 453 (34.8) | |
Total | 12 (100.0) | 1290 (100.0) | 1302 (100.0) | |
Vaccinated for Hepatitis B† | ||||
Yes | 9 (90.0) | 953 (84.8) | 962 (84.8) | 1.000 |
No | 1 (10.0) | 171 (15.2) | 172 (15.2) | |
Total | 10 (100.0) | 1124 (100.0) | 1134 (100.0) | |
Immunized against Hepatitis B† | ||||
Yes | 2 (22.2) | 191 (19.8) | 193 (19.8) | 1.000 |
No | 7 (77.8) | 774 (80.2) | 781 (80.2) | |
Total | 9 (100.0) | 965 (100.0) | 974 (100.0) | |
Needle stick accidents† | ||||
Yes | 12 (100.0) | 1091 (85.1) | 1103 (85.2) | 0.233 |
No | 0 (0.0) | 191 (14.9) | 191 (14.8) | |
Total | 12 (100.0) | 1282 (100.0) | 1294 (100.0) | |
Number of needle stick accidents† | ||||
None | 0 (0.0) | 191 (15.0) | 191 (14.8) | 0.495 |
Less than 5 | 8 (66.6) | 651 (51.0) | 659 (51.2) | |
5 - 10 | 2 (16.7) | 264 (20.7) | 266 (20.7) | |
More than 10 | 2 (16.7) | 170 (13.3) | 172 (13.3) | |
Total | 12 (100.0) | 1276 (100.0) | 1288 (100.0) | |
Hepatitis patient dental assistance† | ||||
Yes | 2 (20.0) | 362 (35.9) | 364 (35.7) | 0.345 |
No | 8 (80.0) | 637 (63.1) | 645 (63.3) | |
Total | 10 (100.0) | 1009 (100.0) | 1019 (100.0) | |
Dental history question about hepatitis† | ||||
Yes | 11 (100.0) | 1063 (83.3) | 1074 (83.4) | 0.228 |
No | 0 (0.0) | 213 (16.7) | 213 (16.6) | |
Total | 11 (100.0) | 1276 (100.0) | 1287 (100.0) | |
Unprotected homo/hetero sex† | ||||
Yes | 3 (25.0) | 264 (20.6) | 267 (20.7) | 0.721 |
No | 9 (75.0) | 1015 (79.4) | 1024 (79.3) | |
Total | 12 (100.0) | 1279 (100.0) | 1291 (100.0) | |
Blood transfusion† | ||||
Yes | 4 (36.4) | 62 (5.0) | 66 (5.3) | 0.002 |
No | 7 (63.6) | 1173 (95.0) | 1180 (94.7) | |
Total | 11 (100.0) | 1235 (100.0) | 1246 (100.0) | |
Knowledge of hepatitis A test result† | ||||
Yes | 2 (18.2) | 58 (5.3) | 60 (5.4) | 0.115 |
No | 9 (81.8) | 1042 (94.7) | 1051 (94.6) | |
Total | 11 (100.0) | 1100 (100.0) | 1111 (100.0) | |
Knowledge of hepatitis C test result† | ||||
Yes | 3 (27.3) | 55 (4.8) | 58 (5.1) | 0.015 |
No | 8 (72.8) | 1082 (95.2) | 1090 (94.9) | |
Total | 11 (100.0) | 1137 (100.0) | 1148 (100.0) | |
Liver pain† | ||||
Yes | 1 | 66 (5.5) | 67 (5.3) | 0.478 |
No | 11 | 1197 (94.5) | 1208 (94.7) | |
Total | 12 (100.0) | 1208 (100.0) | 1275 (100.0) | |
Abdominal pain† | ||||
Yes | 0 | 98 (7.7) | 98 (7.6) | 1.000 |
No | 12 | 1177 (92.3) | 1189 (92.4) | |
Total | 12 (100.0) | 1275 (100.0) | 1287 (100.0) | |
Previous history of hepatitis† | ||||
Yes | 2 | 129 (10.5) | 131 (10.6) | 0.369 |
No | 10 | 1094 (89.5) | 1104 (89.4) | |
Total | 12 (100.0) | 1223 (100.0) | 1235 (100.0) | |
History of hepatitis in family† | ||||
Yes | 5 | 291 (29.3) | 296 (29.5) | 0.171 |
No | 5 | 702 (70.7) | 707 (70.5) | |
Total | 10 (100.0) | 993 (100.0) | 1003 (100.0) | |
Combined question†, †† | ||||
Yes | 1 | 163 (13.1) | 164 (13.0) | 1.000 |
No | 11 | 1082 (86.9) | 1093 (87.0) | |
Total | 12 (100.0) | 1245 (100.0) | 1257 (100.0) | |