Abstract:
Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) which affects the liver. The objective of this study was to detect the frequency of HBV among hemodialysis patients in Aljazeera Hospital for Renal Diseases and Surgery. The study was conducted during the period between May and October 2018.
A total of ninety-one (n=91) blood specimens were obtained randomly from hemodialysis patients. Three ml blood were collected from each patient. Plasma was obtained by centrifugation at 3000 rpm for 5 min. The plasma was examined for the presence of HBsAg using Enzyme Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay (ELISA).
Data was collected by a structured questionnaire, which include demographic data such as age, sex, marital status, education level, duration of dialysis,previous HBV vaccination, history of surgical operation, history of jaundice, history of blood transfusion. The results showed that out of 91 blood samples investigated, 21(23.1%) were positive for HBsAg. The rest 70(76.9%) were negative.
The study concluded that, HBV infection among hemodialysis patients is high (23.1%). There is statistical correlation between education level and history of jaundice and prevalence of HBV(p value 0.016 and 0.000),respectively.
