Hepatitis B and C virus prevalence in couples attending an in vitro fertilization clinic in a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia: comparison with ten years earlier
| Autor: | Asma Albadran, Ali Hibshi, Bahjat Saeed, Coskun Sedar, Khalid Arab Awartani |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol 37, Iss 4, Pp 272-275 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0256-4947 0975-4466 |
| DOI: | 10.5144/0256-4947.2017.272 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Viral hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) are a major public health problem in Saudi Arabia. Recent data has indicated a major reduction in viral hepatitis prevalence in Saudi population. However, there is limited data for infertile Saudi couples. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of HCV and HBV attending an in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinic in Saudi Arabia between 2012 and 2015 to compare with the prevalence 10 years earlier in the same center. DESIGN: Retrospective prevalence study. SETTING: Tertiary care center in Riyadh. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data on the prevalence of HBV and HCV was collected on all couples seen at the IVF unit between 2002 – 2005 and 2012 – 2015. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Prevalence of HBV and HCV. RESULTS: In 4442 patients during 2002–2005 and 5747 patients during 2012–2015, the prevalence of HBV was significantly less in 2012–2015 compared with 2002–2005 (1.67% [97 patients] vs 4.7% [210 patients], P |
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