Michelle L Chambers-Lewis, Beth Carleo, Daniel Jason Qualls
Creation and Administration of a Chiropractic Program Practical Classroom Preparticipation Screening Aimed to Prevent Student Injuries: A Descriptive Report
Journal of chiropractic humanities
hepatitis b virus global health concern high death rate afghanistan limited data exist diseases impact quality life lowresource settings casecontrol study aims identify potential risk factors assess quality life among hepatitis b patients herat afghanistan focus sex differences understanding factors inform prevention care sexspecific interventions crosssectional study conducted herat regional hospital examined hepatitis b patients 18 years old october 2020 february 2021 control group consisted age sexmatched individuals without history hepatitis b data collected structured questionnaire covering sociodemographic characteristics signs symptoms hepatitis b sf36 questionnaire measuring quality life study participants statistical analysis performed using multivariate general linear models logistic regression identified several potential risk factors hepatitis b infection including male sex younger age groups tobacco use lower education levels rural residence family history weak social networks specific family structures underlying chronic diseases p 05 study found hepatitis b cases significantly lower mean scores across sf36 components indicating overall reduced quality life p 05 differences pronounced males although females lower scores components role limitations due physical emotional health particularly affected findings highlight urgent need targeted interventions sexspecific strategies improved healthcare access comprehensive policies findings inform prevention efforts improve overall quality life people hepatitis b afghanistan