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The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) among Turkish immigrants in Germany
K M Burgazli1, M Mericliler, C Sen
1Internal Medicine, Research and Medical Center Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany. burgazlk@uni-koeln.de.
Aim:
To determine the seroprevalence of Hepatitis B (HBV) among Turkish immigrants living in Germany.
Subjects And Methods:
A cross-sectional, multi-centered study was conducted among 1319 Turkish immigrants who were living in Germany and admitted to the clinics for any reason. Participants were tested for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B surface antibody (Anti-HBs) and antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen (Anti-HBc).
Results:
37.3% of the participants were tested positive for Anti-HBc. Of these, 45.8% percent was showed positivity for anti-HBc. 25.6% of all donors were showed positive results for Anti-HBc. HbsAg seroprevalence was found as 5%. Furthermore, 90% of participants with positive HBsAg had positive results for Anti-HBc. Males had significantly higher rates of Anti-HBc and HBsAg positivity than females.
Conclusions:
Turkish immigrants living in Germany represented higher seroprevalence rate of HBV than total population of Germany.
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