Hepatitis B and C: a current problem in the group of infectious diseases in the nursing/midwifery profession

Agnieszka Rybka; Małgorzata S. Marć; Edyta Barnaś

doi:10.5114/ppiel.2025.154332

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Hepatitis B and C: a current problem in the group of infectious diseases in the nursing/midwifery profession

Agnieszka Rybka

¹

,

Małgorzata S. Marć

²

,

Edyta Barnaś

²

Rzeszów University Doctoral School, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, Poland
Faculty of Health Sciences and Psychology, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, Poland

Nursing Problems 2025; 33 (3): 105-110

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ppiel.2025.154332

Online publish date: 2025/09/29

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The doubling of vaccination against hepatitis B contributes to a decrease in new infections.

The aim of the study was to discuss issues related to infectious diseases in the nursing/midwifery profession, using hepatitis B and C as an example, in the context of the available hepatitis B vaccine.

A review of the literature from 2008-2023 related to hepatitis B vaccinations in the workplace was conducted via the MEDLINE/PubMed database, as well as reports on occupational diseases, hepatitis B and C cases, and mandatory hepatitis B vaccinations among healthcare personnel.

The total number of hepatitis B cases in 2018-2022 in Poland was 11,090, and hepatitis C cases 11,512. The number of people vaccinated against hepatitis B has remained at a similar level since 2020.

The most effective form of prevention of infectious diseases of occupational etiology in a nurse midwife’s workplace is vaccination against hepatitis B.

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Hepatitis B and C: a current problem in the group of infectious diseases in the nursing/midwifery profession

Agnieszka Rybka 1 , Małgorzata S. Marć 2 , Edyta Barnaś 2

HBV vaccination, hepatitis B and C, nurses/midwives, nursing/midwifery students

Agnieszka Rybka

¹

,

Małgorzata S. Marć

²

,

Edyta Barnaś

²