Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Seromarkers and Associated Risk Factors in Young Healthy Individuals in Bangladesh: Implications for Preventive Strategies

Kazi Nadim Hasan; Md Abdul Khaleque; Nahian Anjum Shejuti; Tanzila Wasi; Sohidul Islam

doi:10.5812/hepatmon.14245

Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Seromarkers and Associated Risk Factors in Young Healthy Individuals in Bangladesh: Implications for Preventive Strategies

authors:

Kazi Nadim Hasan ^{1
, *} , Md Abdul Khaleque ¹ , Nahian Anjum Shejuti ¹ , Tanzila Wasi ¹ , Sohidul Islam ¹

1 Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, North South University, Plot#15, Block B, Bashundhara, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh

Hepatitis Monthly: Vol.17, issue 6; e14245

published online: June 6, 2017

article type: letter

received: February 12, 2017

revised: April 3, 2017

accepted: April 28, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.14245

how to cite: Nadim Hasan K, Khaleque M A, Anjum Shejuti N, Wasi T, Islam S. Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Seromarkers and Associated Risk Factors in Young Healthy Individuals in Bangladesh: Implications for Preventive Strategies. Hepat Mon. 2017;17(6):e14245. https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.14245.

Keywords

Hepatitis B Young Healthy Adults Impact of Vaccination

Acknowledgements

Footnotes

Authors’ Contribution:Study concept, design, and analysis, Hasan Kazi Nadim; data collection, laboratory testing, and data analysis and interpretation, Hasan Kazi Nadim, Shejuti Nahian Anjum, and Wasi; drafting of the manuscript, Hasan Kazi Nadim and Shejuti Nahian Anjum; critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content and analysis, Md Abdul Khaleque and Sohidul Islam; statistical analysis, Hasan Kazi Nadim.
Financial Disclosure:None.
Funding/Support:The study was funded by the conference travel and research grant committee (CTRG) of North South University (faculty research grant 2013 - 2014).
Declaration of Interest:The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article.
Role of Sponsor:The North South University played no role in the design and conduct of the study, collection, management, and analysis of the data, or preparation, review, and approval of the manuscript. The medical center of the university helped collect the samples from the students, and the department laboratory was used as the location of the study.

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