Evaluate the prevalence and trend of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Nahavand: west of Iran, 2013–2017
Journal Title: TMR Integrative Medicine - Year 2020, Vol 4, Issue 17
Abstract
Viral hepatitis is a global threat to public health and one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Often, acute viral cases in children and adults are associated with viral hepatitis A, B, C, D and E, or co-infection with two types of hepatitis. Infection with these viruses is a global health problem and continuous efforts are in place to identify infected people through targeted screening, preventing new infections through vaccination, monitoring and treating people at risk for complications of all types of hepatitis. The aim of this study was to determine the evaluate the prevalence and trends of hepatitis B and C infection in the Nahavand city during 5 consecutive years (2013–2017). The total number of patients with hepatitis B and C was 141 persons from March 2013 to March 2017, of these, 101 had hepatitis B, and 40 had hepatitis C. The prevalence of hepatitis B and C was higher in men than women. The percentage frequency hepatitis B in the city in the last five years was 0.05 percent. 11 cases (10.89%) pregnant women and Six cases (5.9%) receiving blood (blood transfusions) in Hepatitis B was observed. the prevalence of hepatitis C was 0.2% at the end of 2017. The study on the cause of hepatitis C in Nahavand has shown that 21 (52.5%) of the total of 40 people were infected with addiction. The interesting point in this report is that according to reports from viral hepatitis testing questionnaires, 24 of 101 people with type B hepatitis have 23.7% of people with a history of complete vaccination of hepatitis B and one person (0.9%) had incomplete vaccination. A significant relationship was found between the level of education and the prevalence of hepatitis (P = 0.005).
Authors and Affiliations
Maryam Soori, Zeynab Soori, Azam Sharifi, Manoochehr Solgi
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