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Epidemiology of Hepatitis HBV and HCV at Thi-Qar Province – Iraq | ||
| Al-Qadisiah Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 160-171 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Authors | ||
| Yahia Abdelreda Abass; Khawam R. Al-Husseiny; Aqeel Abass Kareem | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The study was conducted on 1990 patients [ 1140 (57.3%) males and 850 (42.7%) females] during three years 2005-2007 at Thi-Qar province. They suffering from sings and symptoms of liver diseases. The results improved no positive case of infection with HIV , and revealed 176 (8.8%) positive hepatitis cases. HBV had high prevalence than other types including 100(5%) cases with significant differences , followed by HCV 63(3.2%) and 13(0.7%)cases were recorded as dual infections (HBV+HCV). Significant increase of infections among males were recorded 113(64.2%) .High seroprevalence of HBV ,HCV and dual HBV+HCV were recorded in patients with age group 16-30 years reached to 82(46.6%), followed by the age group 31-45 years : 58(32.9%) .Dual infections decrease in the lower age and absent in age group 46-74 . According to occupation ,the highest number of infections found among workers 57(32.3%) , followed by housewives 40(22.7%) , students 36(20.5%) , officers 33(18.8%) and children 10(5.7%) . | ||
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