Hepatitis B virus infection and associated risk factors among medical students in eastern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a highly contagious pathogen that has become a severe public health problem and a major cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries. Medical students are at high occupational risk during their training. However, no facility-based studies were found among medical students in eastern Ethiopia. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Virus and associated factors among medical students in eastern Ethiopia.

Methods

A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 407 randomly selected medical students from March to June 2018. A pretested and structured questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics and other risk factors. A 5ml blood was collecte

SUBMITTER: Tesfa T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7894878 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature