Hepatitis B prevalance in young adult men commando candidates applying for a public hospital Bir kamu hastanesine başvuran erişkin genç erkek komando adaylari{dotless}nda hepatit B prevalansi{dotless}
TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin, cilt.13, sa.3, ss.197-200, 2014 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.5455/pmb.1-1376406284
- Dergi Adı: TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.197-200
- Anahtar Kelimeler: HBsAg, Prevalance, Young males
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Our country is in the median endemicity belt in terms of hepatitis B virus infection. This study was performed in the commando candidates who came from all over Turkey to a military division/brigade, between January 2007 and December 2009, 20.681 commando candidates were checked for HBsAg positivity and these data were investigated retrospectively. In our study, hepatitis B virus carriage among young men as the Turkey's average was 3.3%. This data was lower than those reported previously. We attribute this positive trend to the dissemination of immunization programs, the increase of births in the hospitals rather than home delivery, and the widespread use of HBsAg screening tests before marriage.