@Article{Rybka2025,
journal="Nursing Problems / Problemy Pielęgniarstwa",
issn="1233-9989",
volume="33",
number="3",
year="2025",
title="Hepatitis B and C: a current problem in the group of infectious diseases in the nursing/midwifery profession",
abstract="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.",
author="Rybka, Agnieszka
and Marć, Małgorzata S.
and Barnaś, Edyta",
pages="105--110",
doi="10.5114/ppiel.2025.154332",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/ppiel.2025.154332"
}