Serological markers of Hepatitis B virus infection among Health Care Workers in Accra, Ghana

Serological markers of Hepatitis B virus infection among Health Care Workers in Accra, Ghana

Introduction: The prevalence of HBV among the Ghanaian population is high and also occupational exposures to blood and body fluids that could potentially result in HBV infection is also high among HCWs. However the distribution of serological markers of HBV infection among Health care workers remai...

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Main Author:	Vivian Efua Senoo-Dogbey
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Occupational Health and Safety Society of Nepal 2021-06-01
Series:	International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health
Subjects:	Health Care Worker, Hepatitis B infection, Serological markers
Online Access:	https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/IJOSH/article/view/37105

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