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Official Journal of Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases
e-ISSN 1735-3408
p-ISSN 1735-143X
Viral Hepatitis in Iranian Armed Forces: Prevalence of HBV and HCV in the Wounded-In-Action (WIA)
Authors
Seyed Moayed Alavian
1,*, Morteza Rajai2, Mahmood Saeedi Arab2, Siavash Gashtasebifar2, Valiollah Emadi2, Parviz Nejatbakhsh2, Reza Yousefi Arfaee2, Taher Doroudi2
1,*, Morteza Rajai2, Mahmood Saeedi Arab2, Siavash Gashtasebifar2, Valiollah Emadi2, Parviz Nejatbakhsh2, Reza Yousefi Arfaee2, Taher Doroudi21Baqiyatallah 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
*Corresponding Author: Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Military Medicine Research Center, alavian@thc.ir, Tehran, IR.Iran. Tel: +98 21 8896 7923. Fax: +98 21 8895 8048. Email: alavian@thc.ir
Published online:Dec 31, 2005
Article type:Research Article
How to Cite:Alavian S, Rajai M, Arab M, Gashtasebifar S, Emadi V, et al. Viral Hepatitis in Iranian Armed Forces: Prevalence of HBV and HCV in the Wounded-In-Action (WIA). Hepat Mon. 2005;5(4):. doi:
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.
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