Table 2 Summary of hepatitis B virus infection status among HCWs in the hospital, Sierra Leone
HBV infection classification | Number (%) (n = 211) |
|---|---|
Susceptible | 172 (81.5) |
All markers negative | 172 (81.5) |
Acute or chronic infection | 21 (10.0) |
HBsAg (+), HBeAb (+), HBcAb (+) | 19 (9.0) |
HBsAg (+), HBeAb (+) | 1 (0.5) |
HBsAg (+), HBcAb (+) | 1 (0.5) |
Immune due to hepatitis B vaccination | 9 (4.0) |
Only HBsAb (+) | 9 (4.3) |
Immune due to natural infection | 9 (4.0) |
Only HBcAb (+) | 5 (2.4) |
HBeAb (+), HBcAb (+) | 2 (0.9) |
HBsAb (+), HBeAb (+) | 1 (0.5) |
HBeAg (+), HBcAb (+) | 1 (0.5) |