| Autor: |
Mohammad Mehdi, Hayatbakhsh, Sodaif, Darvish Moghaddam, Mohammad Javad, Zahedi, Mehdi, Shafiei, Mahdie, Khalily Zade, Mohammad, Assare |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Archives of Iranian medicine. 18(1) |
| ISSN: |
1735-3947 |
| Popis: |
Hepatitis B virus infection is one of the most common causes of acute and chronic hepatitis worldwide. Furthermore, since most people with hepatitis B virus are asymptomatic, timely diagnosis is important for prevention. This study has evaluated the prevalence of Hepatitis B seromarkers in marriage candidates.In this Cross-sectional study, 370 marriage volunteers selected by the simple sampling method were investigated in 2011 - 2012.A total of 185 men and 185 women were investigated. Mean Age of participants was 24.7 years. The prevalence rates of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) and anti-hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) were 1.1%, 47.6% and 8.9% respectively. Frequency of HBsAg was 0.5% and 1.6% in men and women respectively. The prevalence of anti-HBs was 43.8% in men and 51.45% in women. Anti-HBs was more common in young people and those with higher levels of education and positive history of vaccination. The prevalence of anti-HBc was 8.1% and 9.7% in men and women respectively.Although Kerman is a low endemic area, due to the high risk of transmission to the spouse and offspring, screening for HBV study before marriage is recommended. |
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