Seroprevalance of Hepatitis B Virus Markers Among Village Midwives in Khartoum State, Sudan, 2014

Yosra Mohammed Osman Abu Swait; Taha Ahmed Elmukashfi Elsheikh; Abdelgadir Ali Bashir; Siham Ahmed Balla; Asma Abdelaal Abdalla; Zeinab Swareldahab

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Seroprevalance of Hepatitis B Virus Markers Among Village Midwives in Khartoum State, Sudan, 2014

Yosra Mohammed Osman Abu Swait, Taha Ahmed Elmukashfi Elsheikh, Abdelgadir Ali Bashir, Siham Ahmed Balla, Asma Abdelaal Abdalla, Zeinab Swareldahab

Published in American Journal of Health Research (Volume 4, Issue 6)

Received: 18 November 2016 Accepted: 2 December 2016 Published: 6 January 2017

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Background information: HBV infection is a serious health problem and a leading cause for morbidity and mortality. Objective: To determine HBV markers ((Anti-HBcore (IgM), Anti-HBcore (IgG), HBsAb, HBsAg, and HBeAg)) among Village Midwifes in Khartoum State, Sudan, 2014. Method: It is a cross sectional study where 335 village midwives were surveyed. A pre-tested close ended questionnaire was used for demographic data. Five ml of venous blood was collected; sera were separated and stored at-20° centigrade for Eliza testing. All specimens were tested for Anti-HBcore (IgM), Anti-HBcore(IgG) and HBsAb. Positive specimens for Anti-HBcore were tested for HBsAg and positive specimens for HBsAg were tested for HBeAg. Data was analyzed by using statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) version (16). Z-test for single proportion was used to compare between the actual prevalence of HBV markers and the expected rates in the absence of risk. P value equal or less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant value. Result: Positive Anti-HBcore (IgG) accounted to 113 (34%), positive HBsAgwas 57 (57%), and positive HBsAb was 7%. The results were significant at 5% confidence level, since all P-values were less than 0.001. There was no positive HBeAgto express high infectivity rate or Anti-HBcore (lgM) to reflect acute infection rate among the respondents. Conclusion: Infection rate of HBV was high, while the related immunity was low among Village Midwives in Khartoum State, Sudan.

Published in	American Journal of Health Research (Volume 4, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajhr.20160406.16
Page(s)	189-193
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HBV, Village Midwives, Khartoum State, Sudan

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Yosra Mohammed Osman Abu Swait, Taha Ahmed Elmukashfi Elsheikh, Abdelgadir Ali Bashir, Siham Ahmed Balla, Asma Abdelaal Abdalla, et al. Seroprevalance of Hepatitis B Virus Markers Among Village Midwives in Khartoum State, Sudan, 2014. Am J Health Res. 2017;4(6):189-193. doi: 10.11648/j.ajhr.20160406.16

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  abstract = {Background information: HBV infection is a serious health problem and a leading cause for morbidity and mortality. Objective: To determine HBV markers ((Anti-HBcore (IgM), Anti-HBcore (IgG), HBsAb, HBsAg, and HBeAg)) among Village Midwifes in Khartoum State, Sudan, 2014. Method: It is a cross sectional study where 335 village midwives were surveyed. A pre-tested close ended questionnaire was used for demographic data. Five ml of venous blood was collected; sera were separated and stored at-20° centigrade for Eliza testing. All specimens were tested for Anti-HBcore (IgM), Anti-HBcore(IgG) and HBsAb. Positive specimens for Anti-HBcore were tested for HBsAg and positive specimens for HBsAg were tested for HBeAg. Data was analyzed by using statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) version (16). Z-test for single proportion was used to compare between the actual prevalence of HBV markers and the expected rates in the absence of risk. P value equal or less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant value. Result: Positive Anti-HBcore (IgG) accounted to 113 (34%), positive HBsAgwas 57 (57%), and positive HBsAb was 7%. The results were significant at 5% confidence level, since all P-values were less than 0.001. There was no positive HBeAgto express high infectivity rate or Anti-HBcore (lgM) to reflect acute infection rate among the respondents. Conclusion: Infection rate of HBV was high, while the related immunity was low among Village Midwives in Khartoum State, Sudan.},
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Yosra Mohammed Osman Abu Swait

Khartoum State Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan
Taha Ahmed Elmukashfi Elsheikh

Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Abdelgadir Ali Bashir

Khartoum State Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan
Siham Ahmed Balla

Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Asma Abdelaal Abdalla

Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Zeinab Swareldahab

Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

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  author = {Yosra Mohammed Osman Abu Swait and Taha Ahmed Elmukashfi Elsheikh and Abdelgadir Ali Bashir and Siham Ahmed Balla and Asma Abdelaal Abdalla and Zeinab Swareldahab},
  title = {Seroprevalance of Hepatitis B Virus Markers Among Village Midwives in Khartoum State, Sudan, 2014},
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  volume = {4},
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  abstract = {Background information: HBV infection is a serious health problem and a leading cause for morbidity and mortality. Objective: To determine HBV markers ((Anti-HBcore (IgM), Anti-HBcore (IgG), HBsAb, HBsAg, and HBeAg)) among Village Midwifes in Khartoum State, Sudan, 2014. Method: It is a cross sectional study where 335 village midwives were surveyed. A pre-tested close ended questionnaire was used for demographic data. Five ml of venous blood was collected; sera were separated and stored at-20° centigrade for Eliza testing. All specimens were tested for Anti-HBcore (IgM), Anti-HBcore(IgG) and HBsAb. Positive specimens for Anti-HBcore were tested for HBsAg and positive specimens for HBsAg were tested for HBeAg. Data was analyzed by using statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) version (16). Z-test for single proportion was used to compare between the actual prevalence of HBV markers and the expected rates in the absence of risk. P value equal or less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant value. Result: Positive Anti-HBcore (IgG) accounted to 113 (34%), positive HBsAgwas 57 (57%), and positive HBsAb was 7%. The results were significant at 5% confidence level, since all P-values were less than 0.001. There was no positive HBeAgto express high infectivity rate or Anti-HBcore (lgM) to reflect acute infection rate among the respondents. Conclusion: Infection rate of HBV was high, while the related immunity was low among Village Midwives in Khartoum State, Sudan.},
 year = {2017}
}

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