Viral Hepatitis in Iranian Armed Forces: Prevalence of HBV and HCV in the Wounded-In-Action (WIA)

Seyed Alavian; Morteza Rajai; Mahmood Arab; Siavash Gashtasebifar; Valiollah Emadi; Parviz Nejatbakhsh; Reza Arfaee; Taher Doroudi

Hepatitis Monthly

Official Journal of Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases

Current Issue All Issues In Press Articles Accepted Manuscripts Search

Journal Information Boards and committees Indexing and Listing Sources Journal Metrics Open Peer Review (OPR)Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement Reviewer and AE Registration Form Contact Us Support

APC

Authors Guide Submit Manuscript

Viral Hepatitis in Iranian Armed Forces: Prevalence of HBV and HCV in the Wounded-In-Action (WIA)

Author(s):

Seyed Moayed Alavian

^1,*,

Morteza Rajai²,

Mahmood Saeedi Arab²,

Siavash Gashtasebifar²,

Valiollah Emadi²,

Parviz Nejatbakhsh²,

Reza Yousefi Arfaee²,

Taher Doroudi²

1Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Military Medicine Research Center, alavian@thc.ir, Tehran, IR.Iran

2Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Military Medicine Research Center, Tehran, IR.Iran

Hepatitis Monthly:Vol. 5, issue 4; 129-131

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:Seyed Moayed AlavianMorteza RajaiMahmood Saeedi ArabSiavash GashtasebifarValiollah EmadiParviz NejatbakhshReza Yousefi ArfaeeTaher Doroudiet al.Viral Hepatitis in Iranian Armed Forces: Prevalence of HBV and HCV in the Wounded-In-Action (WIA).Hepat Mon.5(4):129-131.

Abstract

Objective: Viral hepatitis remains a health threat to military forces. Most recently there has been concern about hepatitis C virus transmission during military service. Hepatitis B and C are the main causes of mortality and morbidity in military personnel.

Methods: In this study, all WIAs of two corps of Revolutionary Guards of IR. Iran were checked for hepatitis B and C and liver function tests (LFT). A questionnaire was filled out for all WIAs, in which risk factors were asked.

Results: In this study, 563 WIAs were enrolled. Mean age was 38.9±3.9. Mean rate of disability was 25.5%. HBsAg positive prevalence was 4.8% and anti-HCV was 0.7%. In anti-HCV positive group, 50% had elevated enzymes and in HBsAg positive WIAs, 30.4% had elevated enzymes. All of HCV positive WIAs had surgery as a risk factor (100%).

Conclusions: Based on the prevalence of anti-HCV positive, which shows a 5.5 times increase in prevalence of HCV in our study group, we recommend HCV infection screening in WIAs.

Keywords

HBV

HCV

Military

Full Text

Full text is available in PDF

comments