Knowledge of HBV Risks and Hepatitis B Vaccination Status Among Health Care Workers at Khartoum and Omdurman Teaching Hospitals of Khartoum State in Sudan
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Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Health Care Workers and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection in Public Teaching Hospitals in Khartoum State, Sudan
BACKGROUND HBV is second to tobacco as a known human carcinogen and the 10th leading cause of death worldwide. OBJECTIVES To examine the socio-demographic characteristics of health care workers and hepatitis B virus in Public Teaching Hospitals in Khartoum State, Sudan, in 2004. METHODS It was an observational, cross sectional, facility-based study. A total of 843 subjects were selected. It...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1858-5051
DOI: 10.4314/sjms.v6i2.72451