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- Title
Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B virus infection among blood donors in Shia Muslims in a population of Lucknow.
- Authors
Ahmed, S.; Chaturvedi, H.; Mehdi, S. R.
- Abstract
Background: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and trends in hepatitis B infection among blood donors Shia Muslims attending the blood bank in Era's Lucknow Medical College lucknow. A retrospective study was carried out by reviewing the results of HBsAg among blood donors for the years 2002 to 2012. During this period,11962 blood donors were studied. Conclusion: There is a constant need to improve public awareness programs to lower the incidence of hepatitis B infection in the general population and in Shia Muslims and consequently first time blood donors. Future studies are also required to determine the trends and outcomes of these programs.
- Subjects
SEROPREVALENCE; HEPATITIS B virus; BLOOD donors; MUSLIMS; HEALTH programs; HEPATITIS B prevention
- Publication
Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 2013, Vol 12, Issue 2, p146
- ISSN
2223-4721
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3329/bjms.v12i2.14942