Abstract

This seroepidemiologic cross-sectional study was carried out to determining the prevalence of serologic markers of HBV, HCV and HIV among the professional dental clinic personnel and assessing variations across some related factors in Tehran, I.R. of Iran. Spearman correlation coefficient was used to evaluate relationships between HBS Ab with age, doses of vaccination and duration after vaccination. Logistic regression models were used to calculate odds ratios (Ors) and 95 confidence intervals (CIs) for all independent variables. All analyses were carried out using SPSS version 15.0 software. Of total participants, seroprevalence was estimated for protective HBS Ab (90.5), HBC Ab (2.8), HBS Ag (0.6), HCV Ab (0.0) and for HIV Ab1/2 (0.0) respectively. Spearman's rank coefficient showed duration after vaccination (r= -0.11) were noted to be correlated with HBS Ab (P<0.014) and not correlated with age(r= -0.06) and doses of vaccination (r=0.19). Logistic regression showed demographic characteristics of participants to be independently associated with odds of having protective HBS Ab. Integration of HCV and HBV counseling into HIV existing prevention services might represent a valuable approach to reach high-risk individuals. © IDOSI Publications, 2011.