Burden and outcome of HIV infection and other morbidities in health care workers attending an Occupational Health Program at the Provincial Hospital of Tete, Mozambique

Summary Objectives  To investigate the burden and outcome of HIV infection and other morbidities amongst a Mozambican hospital staff. Methods  Within an occupational health service set up in April 2008 in the provincial hospital of Tete, Mozambique, we offered to all staff members an initial clinica...

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Published in:Tropical medicine & international health 2011-11, Vol.16 (11), p.1450-1456
Main Authors: Casas, Esther Carrillo, Decroo, Tom, Mahoudo, Jules Aimé Bonou, Baltazar, Jesus Maria, Dores, Carla Das, Cumba, Luisa, De Weggheleire, Anja, Huyst, Veerle, Bottieau, Emmanuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
agents des soins de santé
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Cohort Studies
Disease
Female
General aspects
health care workers
Health Personnel - statistics & numerical data
HIV
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV Infections - economics
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Human bacterial diseases
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - statistics & numerical data
Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient - statistics & numerical data
Infectious diseases
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Mass Screening - methods
Medical personnel
Medical sciences
Medical screening
Morbidity
Mozambique - epidemiology
Occupational Health
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
salud ocupacional
santé des travailleurs
trabajadores sanitarios
tuberculose
tuberculosis
Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
VIH
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Summary:Summary Objectives  To investigate the burden and outcome of HIV infection and other morbidities amongst a Mozambican hospital staff. Methods  Within an occupational health service set up in April 2008 in the provincial hospital of Tete, Mozambique, we offered to all staff members an initial clinical, laboratory and radiological screening and followed them up prospectively until April 2010. Results  A total of 47.5% of 423 health workers attended the program. The cohort (female‐to‐male ratio: 2.2; mean age: 39 years) consisted mostly of auxiliary staff (43%) and nurses (29.8%). At initial screening, 71% were asymptomatic. HIV infection (28.4%) and tuberculosis (TB) (21%) were the main reported antecedent illnesses. Laboratory screening revealed anaemia (haemoglobin level
ISSN:1360-2276
1365-3156
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02853.x