Prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infections and their related risk factors in Libya: a national seroepidemiological survey
| العنوان: | Prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infections and their related risk factors in Libya: a national seroepidemiological survey |
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| المؤلفون: | Sammud M, Elahmer O, Elzouki An, Abudher A, Mohamed A. Daw, Mohamed Mk, Smeo Mn, Furarah A |
| المصدر: | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 19:589-599 |
| بيانات النشر: | World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO), 2013. |
| سنة النشر: | 2013 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | medicine.medical_specialty, HBsAg, Risk behaviour, business.industry, virus diseases, General Medicine, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Hepatitis B, medicine.disease, Virology, digestive system diseases, Virus, Substance abuse, Internal medicine, medicine, National level, Young adult, business |
| الوصف: | A high prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) and C virus (HCV) infections has been reported among specific patient groups in Libya; a survey was thus designed to determine the extent of the problem at the national level. A multi-stage sampling design covering all administrative areas of Libya was applied, covering > 65,000 individuals of all age groups. All subjects gave a blood sample and completed a questionnaire on demographic and risk behaviour data. The prevalence of HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-HCV were 2.2% and 1.3% respectively. The prevalence of anti-HCV increased with age, rising gradually after age 30 years, in contrast to a stable prevalence of HBsAg in all age groups 10+ years. Age-adjusted risk factors for HCV infection were previous hospitalization, surgical operations, previous blood transfusions and intravenous drug use; for HBV infection only family exposure or contact with HBV case were identified. |
| تدمد: | 1687-1634 1020-3397 |
| DOI: | 10.26719/2013.19.7.589 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::c416cd4bae6ff419761bca3d9b2ec562 https://doi.org/10.26719/2013.19.7.589 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi...........c416cd4bae6ff419761bca3d9b2ec562 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 16871634 10203397 |
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| DOI: | 10.26719/2013.19.7.589 |