Revista Gestão & Saúde (Feb 2014)

PROFILE VACCINE AGAINST HEPATITIS B: EVALUATION OF NURSING STUDENTS OF AN INSTITUTIONS HIGHER EDUCATION

  • Patrick Leonardo Nogueira da Silva,
  • José Ronivon Fonseca,
  • Valessa Gizele Ramos de Oliveira,
  • Ana Flávia Lopes,
  • Catherinne Rodrigues Ferreira Costa

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 55 – 65

Abstract

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The study aimed to assess the condition of vaccination against Hepatitis B among students of nursing graduation from an institution of higher learning in the city of Montes Claros/MG. This is a descriptive study, with a quantitative approach. This research was field data collection an institution of higher education in which it was conducted with 44 nursing students through a semi-structured interview. The research project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee, protocol nº 01357/2010. After obtaining the data, the same results were tabulated and analyzed using descriptive statistics. It was found that the prevalence of vaccination against hepatitis B was high, with 30 (68.18%) of the subjects in our study with the course of three doses of the vaccine. Regarding the serological confirmation immunization, the percentile was found to be only 13.3%. We conclude that it is necessary to disclose more information to students about the need and importance of vaccination against hepatitis B, as well as the ideal time for its realization and laboratory verification of its effectiveness.

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