Abstract:
The main aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence
and the positive risk factors of HBV infection among
haemodialysis patients attending dialysis centers in Khartoum
State, Sudan. Ninety (n = 90) subjects were investigated during
the period from April to August 2012. Most of the subjects
examined were males 47 (52.2%) and 43 (47.8%) were females
age ranging from 18 – 80 years. The HBsAg, the main
serological marker for HBV infection was detected among 11
(12.2%) haemodialysis patients using ELISA. There ware no
remarkable difference between the prevalence of HBsAg among
married dialysis patients compared to single ones. The results
revealed that the highest prevalence rate for HBV infection
(16.7%) was among the age group (21 – 40) years. There were a
substantial difference between the prevalence of HBsAg among
males (17%) compared to females (7%). The data revealed that
patients under treatment for (83 – 106) months (20%) had a
greater risk in HBV positivist, and indication that duration of
dialysis has significant effect in contracting the disease. The
results obtained in this study illustrated that the previous
jaundice was a profounder to HBV infection among the subjects
examined. Blood transfusion was found to be the possible risk
factor for the infection, however, no other risk factors (e.g.
medical interventions and previous surgical operations) were .found to be predisposing to the infection
