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The Sero-Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Municipal Waste Collectors in Southwest of Iran

AIMS: The present study aimed to investigate the frequency of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) serological markers among waste collectors in the municipality of Shiraz city, southwest of Iran, 2018. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 385 waste collector...

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Autores principales: Sarvari, Jamal, Joharinia, Negar, Shiri, Alireza, Vali, Atefeh, Beigzadeh, Farshid, Davarpanah, Mohammad Ali, Atapour, Amir, Khoshbakht, Rohollah, Jaberi, Omid, Hosseini, Seyed Younes
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10434805/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37600638
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_238_22
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author Sarvari, Jamal
Joharinia, Negar
Shiri, Alireza
Vali, Atefeh
Beigzadeh, Farshid
Davarpanah, Mohammad Ali
Atapour, Amir
Khoshbakht, Rohollah
Jaberi, Omid
Hosseini, Seyed Younes
author_facet Sarvari, Jamal
Joharinia, Negar
Shiri, Alireza
Vali, Atefeh
Beigzadeh, Farshid
Davarpanah, Mohammad Ali
Atapour, Amir
Khoshbakht, Rohollah
Jaberi, Omid
Hosseini, Seyed Younes
author_sort Sarvari, Jamal
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description AIMS: The present study aimed to investigate the frequency of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) serological markers among waste collectors in the municipality of Shiraz city, southwest of Iran, 2018. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 385 waste collectors from all 10 districts of Shiraz city, southwest of Iran were enrolled. A questionnaire was used to gather occupational and demographic information as well as awareness about viral hepatitis. METHODS AND MATERIAL: Their blood samples were collected, and the sera were investigated for the presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-HBs antibody, and anti-HCV antibody using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS: All the participants were men with a mean age of 41 ± 8 years. Out of 385 participants, 6 (1.5%) subjects were positive for HBsAg, indicative of HBV infection. Moreover, 38 (9.9%) had a protective level of anti-HBs antibodies, while more than 90% had a low level of anti-HBs antibodies. All participants were negative for HCV antibodies. CONCLUSION: According to these findings, evaluation of HBsAg and anti-HBs levels is recommended in the healthy program of waste collector workers (WCWs). However, this occupation might not be a risk factor for the acquisition of HBV and especially HCV infections.
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spelling pubmed-104348052023-08-18 The Sero-Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Municipal Waste Collectors in Southwest of Iran Sarvari, Jamal Joharinia, Negar Shiri, Alireza Vali, Atefeh Beigzadeh, Farshid Davarpanah, Mohammad Ali Atapour, Amir Khoshbakht, Rohollah Jaberi, Omid Hosseini, Seyed Younes Indian J Occup Environ Med Original Article AIMS: The present study aimed to investigate the frequency of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) serological markers among waste collectors in the municipality of Shiraz city, southwest of Iran, 2018. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 385 waste collectors from all 10 districts of Shiraz city, southwest of Iran were enrolled. A questionnaire was used to gather occupational and demographic information as well as awareness about viral hepatitis. METHODS AND MATERIAL: Their blood samples were collected, and the sera were investigated for the presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-HBs antibody, and anti-HCV antibody using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS: All the participants were men with a mean age of 41 ± 8 years. Out of 385 participants, 6 (1.5%) subjects were positive for HBsAg, indicative of HBV infection. Moreover, 38 (9.9%) had a protective level of anti-HBs antibodies, while more than 90% had a low level of anti-HBs antibodies. All participants were negative for HCV antibodies. CONCLUSION: According to these findings, evaluation of HBsAg and anti-HBs levels is recommended in the healthy program of waste collector workers (WCWs). However, this occupation might not be a risk factor for the acquisition of HBV and especially HCV infections. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023 2023-07-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10434805/ /pubmed/37600638 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_238_22 Text en Copyright: © 2023 Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
spellingShingle Original Article
Sarvari, Jamal
Joharinia, Negar
Shiri, Alireza
Vali, Atefeh
Beigzadeh, Farshid
Davarpanah, Mohammad Ali
Atapour, Amir
Khoshbakht, Rohollah
Jaberi, Omid
Hosseini, Seyed Younes
The Sero-Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Municipal Waste Collectors in Southwest of Iran
title The Sero-Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Municipal Waste Collectors in Southwest of Iran
title_full The Sero-Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Municipal Waste Collectors in Southwest of Iran
title_fullStr The Sero-Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Municipal Waste Collectors in Southwest of Iran
title_full_unstemmed The Sero-Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Municipal Waste Collectors in Southwest of Iran
title_short The Sero-Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Municipal Waste Collectors in Southwest of Iran
title_sort sero-prevalence of hepatitis b and c viruses in municipal waste collectors in southwest of iran
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10434805/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37600638
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_238_22
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