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The present study investigated potential barriers to the acceptance of colleagues infected with HBV\/HCV in healthcare settings after appropriate risk assessment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We conducted an anonymous, internet\u2010based survey of Japanese nurses. Multivariate logistic analysis was used to assess factors associated with willingness to accept colleagues infected with HBV\/HCV after risk assessment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In total, 992 nurses responded to the survey, with 16% indicating that colleagues infected with HBV\/HCV should not have patient contact after risk assessment. Willingness to accept HBV\/HCV\u2010infected colleagues was negatively associated with attitudes regarding the avoidance of contact with HBV\/HCV\u2010infected colleagues (OR: 0.49; 95% CI: 0.28\u20100.85). Previous professional contact with HBV\/HCV patients (OR: 1.73; 95% CI: 1.36\u20102.12), experience of accidental injection from or personal exposure to HBV\/HCV patients (OR: 2.00; 95% CI: 1.42\u20102.61), knowledge of HBV\/HCV (OR: 2.00; 95% CI: 1.52\u20102.49), and female sex (OR: 1.60; 95% CI: 1.17\u20102.09) were positively associated with a willingness to accept HBV \/ HCV\u2010infected colleagues.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study suggests that attitudes regarding the avoidance of contact with HBV\/HCV\u2010infected colleagues may be barriers to accepting these colleagues even after risk assessment has been performed. 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