Seroepidemiology of hepatitis E in mental retardation in Birjand city in 2017
Background and Aim: Hepatitis E is a viral disease transmitted through contaminated water, which is most commonly reported as an epidemic. Mental retardation among high-risk groups are at high risk of infection, Therefore, the present study was designed and conducted to evaluate the seroepidemiology...
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Birjand University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
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| author | Zohreh Azarkar Arezou Haghdoust Gholamreza Sharifzadeh Negin Parsamanesh |
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| description | Background and Aim: Hepatitis E is a viral disease transmitted through contaminated water, which is most commonly reported as an epidemic. Mental retardation among high-risk groups are at high risk of infection, Therefore, the present study was designed and conducted to evaluate the seroepidemiology of hepatitis E in mentally retarded individuals.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study was performed on 300 clients in Birjand and they were selected by the census. The Diapro Anti-Hev-IgG kit was used in this study. Data were collected by SPSS software (revision 19) and descriptive statistics were analyzed by Chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests at the level of α: 0.05.
Results: Of the 300 individuals selected, a total of 267 subjects were included: 180 (67.5%) male and 87 (32.5%) female were included in the study, 62 of which (23.1%) had E-positive hepatitis and 205 (76.5%) had E-negative hepatitis. The results of the study showed that there was no significant relationship between sex and positive serology of hepatitis E, but there was a direct correlation between age and age of entering the center with positive hepatitis E serology(P=0/001). Also, the relationship between hepatitis E serology and duration of stay in the center was not significant (P = 0/27).
Conclusion: The high prevalence of hepatitis E in mentally retarded individuals is alarming and emphasizes the need for appropriate screening and hygiene strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b02d566f3ad4ff2a5dffb51ed8a61dc2022-12-22T02:31:42ZfasBirjand University of Medical Sciences and Health Servicesمجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند1607-21972423-61522018-12-01254326333Seroepidemiology of hepatitis E in mental retardation in Birjand city in 2017Zohreh Azarkar0Arezou Haghdoust1Gholamreza Sharifzadeh2Negin Parsamanesh3 Infection department, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran & Infectious Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Health faculty, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Student Research Committee, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Background and Aim: Hepatitis E is a viral disease transmitted through contaminated water, which is most commonly reported as an epidemic. Mental retardation among high-risk groups are at high risk of infection, Therefore, the present study was designed and conducted to evaluate the seroepidemiology of hepatitis E in mentally retarded individuals. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study was performed on 300 clients in Birjand and they were selected by the census. The Diapro Anti-Hev-IgG kit was used in this study. Data were collected by SPSS software (revision 19) and descriptive statistics were analyzed by Chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests at the level of α: 0.05. Results: Of the 300 individuals selected, a total of 267 subjects were included: 180 (67.5%) male and 87 (32.5%) female were included in the study, 62 of which (23.1%) had E-positive hepatitis and 205 (76.5%) had E-negative hepatitis. The results of the study showed that there was no significant relationship between sex and positive serology of hepatitis E, but there was a direct correlation between age and age of entering the center with positive hepatitis E serology(P=0/001). Also, the relationship between hepatitis E serology and duration of stay in the center was not significant (P = 0/27). Conclusion: The high prevalence of hepatitis E in mentally retarded individuals is alarming and emphasizes the need for appropriate screening and hygiene strategies.http://journal.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2383-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1Hepatitis EMental RetardationEpidemiology |
| spellingShingle | Zohreh Azarkar Arezou Haghdoust Gholamreza Sharifzadeh Negin Parsamanesh Seroepidemiology of hepatitis E in mental retardation in Birjand city in 2017 مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند Hepatitis E Mental Retardation Epidemiology |
| title | Seroepidemiology of hepatitis E in mental retardation in Birjand city in 2017 |
| title_full | Seroepidemiology of hepatitis E in mental retardation in Birjand city in 2017 |
| title_fullStr | Seroepidemiology of hepatitis E in mental retardation in Birjand city in 2017 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seroepidemiology of hepatitis E in mental retardation in Birjand city in 2017 |
| title_short | Seroepidemiology of hepatitis E in mental retardation in Birjand city in 2017 |
| title_sort | seroepidemiology of hepatitis e in mental retardation in birjand city in 2017 |
| topic | Hepatitis E Mental Retardation Epidemiology |
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