Mohammad Reza Ghadir|Mojtaba Belbasi|Alireza Heidari|Mahboobeh Jandagh|Iman Ahmadi|Hosseinali Habibinejad|Alireza Kabiri|Amir Hossein Ghanooni|Abolfazl Iranikhah|Seyed Moayed Alavian
Distribution and Risk Factors of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the General Population of Central Iran
Qom University of Medical Science and Health Services|Iranian Legal Medicine Organization|Iranian Legal Medicine Organization|Iranian Legal Medicine Organization|Iranian Legal Medicine Organization|Qom University of Medical Science and Health Services|Iranian Legal Medicine Organization|Qom University of Medical Science and Health Services|Iranian Legal Medicine Organization|Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
hepatitis b common chronic viral infection humans common cause death among viral hepatitis 70 80 chronic hepatitis cases caused hbv iran virus alone considered important cause liver diseases major cause mortality arising viral hepatitis cases iranwe planned study determine prevalence hepatitis b general population qom central iranthe present study crosssectional study total 3690 samples collected 7 rural clusters 116 urban clusters ten teams consisting 2 trained members assigned conduct sampling fill questionnaires data analyzed using spssthe prevalence rate hepatitis b infection qom province 13 mean age patients hepatitis b 4417 years prevalence hepatitis b 16 men 11 women moreover prevalence hepatitis b correlated positively age tattooing literacy levelthe prevalence rate hepatitis b qom 13 possible prevent disease increasing public awareness investigation clinical presentations determination genotype virus suggested