Viral Hepatitis in Iranian Armed Forces: Prevalence of HBV and HCV in the Wounded-In-Action (WIA)
| Author | Seyed Moayed Alavian | en |
| Author | Morteza Rajai | en |
| Author | Mahmood Saeedi Arab | en |
| Author | Siavash Gashtasebifar | en |
| Author | Valiollah Emadi | en |
| Author | Parviz Nejatbakhsh | en |
| Author | Reza Yousefi Arfaee | en |
| Author | Taher Doroudi | en |
| Orcid | Seyed Moayed Alavian [0000-0002-4443-6602] | en |
| Issued Date | 2005-12-31 | en |
| Abstract | Objective: Viral hepatitis remains a health threat to military forces. Most recently there has been concern about hepatitis C virus transmission during military service. Hepatitis B and C are the main causes of mortality and morbidity in military personnel. Methods: In this study, all WIAs of two corps of Revolutionary Guards of IR. Iran were checked for hepatitis B and C and liver function tests (LFT). A questionnaire was filled out for all WIAs, in which risk factors were asked. Results: In this study, 563 WIAs were enrolled. Mean age was 38.9±3.9. Mean rate of disability was 25.5%. HBsAg positive prevalence was 4.8% and anti-HCV was 0.7%. In anti-HCV positive group, 50% had elevated enzymes and in HBsAg positive WIAs, 30.4% had elevated enzymes. All of HCV positive WIAs had surgery as a risk factor (100%). Conclusions: Based on the prevalence of anti-HCV positive, which shows a 5.5 times increase in prevalence of HCV in our study group, we recommend HCV infection screening in WIAs. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| URI | https://brieflands.com/journals/hepatmon/articles/70097 | en |
| Keyword | HBV | en |
| Keyword | HCV | en |
| Keyword | Military | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Viral Hepatitis in Iranian Armed Forces: Prevalence of HBV and HCV in the Wounded-In-Action (WIA) | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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