Background and Objectives:
Hepatitis E virus
(HEV) is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis in the
world. It is usually a self-limited disease but may leads to the deaths of
about 20% of pregnant women in developing countries. This study was conducted
to determine the prevalence of HEV infection among HIV individuals .
Materials and Methods:
This is a
cross-sectional survey of HIV positive individuals in voluntary
counselling and testing center of Shiraz in 2013 Using the systematic random
sampling method, 158 patients enrolled for the research. They were asked about
their age, gender, area of residence, marital status, number of children,
education level, occupation, history of imprisonment, mode of HIV transmission, and viral hepatitis
co-infection Three ml venous blood sample was drawn from each subject and
transferred to the laboratory of voluntary counselling and testing center.
Results:
The overall
seroprevalence of hepatitis E was
26 (16.4%), where it increased significantly with age ranging from zero in
subjects less than 30 years of age to 47.4% in those aged 50 years or older.
Conclusion:
Co-infection of HIV positive individuals with HEV is an issue that should be of concern
to health care providers.
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By:
1Shiraz HIV/AIDS Research Center, Shiraz
University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University
of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
*Corresponding author: Nasrin Motazedian, MD.
Address: Shiraz HIV/AIDS Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical
Sciences, 2nd floor, Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center, Lavan Ave,
Delavaran-e Basij Blvd, KhatounSq, Shiraz, Fars, Iran. Post Code: 71659-83885,
Tel: +98-711-7386272, Fax: +98-711-7386272, Email:moc.oohay@nnaidezatom
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