An evaluation and comparison of HBV among hospital patients in the province of Babylon

Abstract

In Babylon Governorate, the frequency of viral hepatitis B in the general population was discussed. A total of 354 members of the general community with ages ranging from 15 to 45 and a mean of 38.64 years old were randomly selected for the study and tested for anti-HBsAg. Since fourteen samples had positive Anti-HBc IgM results and patients older than 45 had a higher risk of infection (5.6%), the findings indicated that the prevalence of HBV in the general population was (3.95%). Males were more likely to be infected than females (10:4 vs. (71:4:28.6), respectively, according to sex. The rate of infection was 2:1 for the total of (14) positive anti-HBsAg, of which (9) were in rural areas and (5) were in urban areas. Compared to anti-HBsAg, which was obtained by an ELISA test, the diagnostic marker anti-HBc IgM was more consistent with the viral load/Ml of HBV determined by RT-PCR.