Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and C Viral Infections among Type 2 Diabetics: A Cross-sectional Study in the Cape Coast Metropolis
| Autor: | Enoch Odame Anto, Prince Adoba, Dnm Osakunor, Rkd Ephraim, Paul Nsiah, Samuel Asamoah Sakyi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Cross-sectional study Hepatitis C virus Type 2 diabetes medicine.disease_cause Ghana Diabetes mellitus Internal medicine Prevalence Medicine Seroprevalence Hepatitis B virus business.industry Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus virus diseases General Medicine Hepatitis C Hepatitis B medicine.disease digestive system diseases Immunology Original Article Diabetes mellitus Ghana Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Prevalence business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research; Vol 4, No 5 (2014); 719-722 |
| ISSN: | 2277-9205 2141-9248 |
| Popis: | Background : Type 2 diabetes comes with various complications and this may be compounded by morbidities of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. Aims : This study examined the prevalence of HBV and HCV infectionst among type 2 diabetics as well as its associated factors. This randomized cross-sectional study was conducted at the Diabetic Clinic of the Central Regional Hospital, Cape Coast between December 2012 and April 2013. Subjects and Methods : A well.structured questionnaire was used to recruit 110 type 2 diabetics. Venous blood samples were collected for the estimation of blood glucose and to screen for HBV and HCV infections. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS Version 17.0. Descriptive analysis was performed and results expressed as means (SD) and n (%). P < 0.05 was considered significant. Results : Prevalence of HBV in type 2 diabetics was 5.5% (6/110). No type 2 diabetic was positive for HCV. The prevalence of HBV infection in the type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) participants was higher (5.5% [6/110]) than that of HCV (0/110). A total of 69.1% (76/110) T2DM patients had poor glycemic control. Mean waist and hip circumference was higher among HBV-negative T2DM participants (99.3; 106.9) than HBV-positive participants (87.2; 101.8). Conclusions : The seroprevalence of HBV was higher than that of HCV in T2DM patients. T2DM patients would require necessary preventive measures like prophylaxis, to reduce the risk of HBV infection and its ramifications. Keywords : Diabetes mellitus, Ghana, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Prevalence |
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