Compliance of Healthcare Professionals with Safety Measures for Control of Hepatitis Viruses in Hemodialysis Centers: An Experience from Southeast Iran
Table 2
HCV monitoring of HD patients according to working shifts and place of residence.
HCV monitoring
Total*
Sex
Shift
City
Male 135
Female 73
Morning 138
Afternoon 58
Night 12
Kerman 91
Others 117
Checking HCVAb every six months
145 (69.7)
100 (74.1)
45 (61.6)
103 (74.6)
40 (69)
2 (1.7)
36 (39.6)
109 (93)
Monthly checking of serum ALT in HCVAb negatives
102 (49)
69 (51.1)
33 (45.2)
61 (44.2)
39 (67.2)
2 (1.7)
8 (8.8)
94 (80.3)
Conducting HCV PCR test in HCVAb negative patients with high ALT
