Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Seroprevalence of Turkish and Foreign Patients of Reproductive Age in 2014-2017
Journal Title: Viral Hepatitis Journal - Year 2020, Vol 26, Issue 1
Abstract
Objectives: Cross-country migration may affect the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV). Due to the recent war in Syria, there has been a serious exodus towards Turkey. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) seroprevalence among women of reproductive age of foreign origin, both Turkish and mostly Syrian immigrants. Materials and Methods: In this study, we retrospectively evaluated the HBsAg results of 55.057 patients, mostly pregnant and aged between 15 and 49 years who presented to a Maternity and Children Hospital between January 1st, 2014, and December 31st, 2017. Results: In both Turkish and foreign origin patients, the seropositivity of HBsAg was found to be 1.1%. However, in women over 40, those of foreign origin were higher than Turkish women. Conclusion: Our region is low endemicity in terms of HBsAg seroprevalence in women of reproductive age. In addition, women of foreign origin are not different than women of Turkish origin in this respect. However, in future years, the migrant population may be disadvantaged if they do not receive adequate health care.
Authors and Affiliations
Ayşegül Erdoğan, Kübra Yıldız, Ahmet Rıza Şahin, Sevinç Özden, Ramazan Azim Okyay
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