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- Title
HBV PREVALANCE IN YOUNG ADULT MEN.
- Authors
TOK, Duran; MERT, Gurkan; GULGUN, Mustafa; OZENC, Salim; ALTAYLI, Ertan
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Our country is in the median endemicity belt in terms of hepatitis B virus infection. The aim of this study was determine prevalence of HBsAg seroposivity in the commando candidates. MATERIAL AND METHOD: 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. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSION: These results showed that Turkey was a middle-endemic area in terms of HBV. 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.
- Publication
Balkan Military Medical Review, 2014, Vol 17, p232
- ISSN
1107-6275
- Publication type
Article