Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Hepatitis B among Volunteer Blood Donors at Jimma Blood Bank, South Ethiopia.

Hamba YigezuJuhar TemamMitiku BajiroLeta Tesfaye Jule Nagaprasad Nagaraj Arpita Roy Saka Abel Krishnaraj Ramaswamy

Published in: Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2022)

The prevalence of HBV was found to be 3.6% among selected volunteers. It was found that, out of 20 volunteers, 13 had infection. Chi-square analysis showed that HBV infection was associated with low monthly income and the use of unsafe therapeutic injections.

Keyphrases

hepatitis b virus
risk factors
liver failure
physical activity
ultrasound guided
platelet rich plasma