Abstract
3/2025
vol. 33
Review paper
Hepatitis B and C: a current problem in the group of infectious diseases in the nursing/midwifery profession
- 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
Online publish date: 2025/09/29
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.
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.
Keywords
HBV vaccination, hepatitis B and C, nurses/midwives, nursing/midwifery students
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