Preoperative Hepatitis B seroprevalence and AntiHbs Levels in Children Consulted for Dental Procedures Under Anaesthesia
Background/Aims: Hepatitis B virus infection continues to be a major global and national public health concern. The aim of this study was to examine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus in children who were consulted to child health and diseases before dental intervention and to share our finding...
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| description | Background/Aims: Hepatitis B virus infection continues to be a major global and national public health concern. The aim of this study was to examine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus in children who were consulted to child health and diseases before dental intervention and to share our findings with the healthcare personnel involved on this subject.
Methods: A total of 932 children were enrolled in the study, of which 533 (57.2%) were boys and 399 (42.8%) were girls. In the blood samples taken; hepatitis B virus tests were studied with the Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay method. The results of blood samples and demographic data of the patients were evaluated.
Results: HBsAg positivity was not found in any of the patients (0%). AntiHbs seropositivity was found in 73.8% of the whole patient population. No statistically significant difference was detected when comparing the anti-HBs levels based on gender. The average age of children with antiHbs seropositive was found to be statistically significant lower than that of those with antiHBs negative. The median anti-HBS antibody levels were significantly higher in the group of children under 5 years old than in the other two age groups older than five years old in our study. When investigating the association between the level of antiHBs and age, a weak negative correlation was found.
Conclusions: Our study showed that the antiHbs seropositivity is higher in Konya compared to previous studies. It suggests that the national vaccination program has a positive impact on antiHbs seroprevalence. Our study revealed that children under the age of five displayed the highest levels of anti-HBs seropositivity, while the anti-HBs levels diminished with advancing age. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2d7d2cd2d8ca4a42836dbd43dd195e5b2025-01-03T01:13:47ZengSelcuk University PressGenel Tıp Dergisi2602-37412024-04-0134225826210.54005/geneltip.1401060154Preoperative Hepatitis B seroprevalence and AntiHbs Levels in Children Consulted for Dental Procedures Under AnaesthesiaFatma Kaya0Sadiye Sert1Konya Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı HastanesiKONYA BEYHEKİM EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİBackground/Aims: Hepatitis B virus infection continues to be a major global and national public health concern. The aim of this study was to examine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus in children who were consulted to child health and diseases before dental intervention and to share our findings with the healthcare personnel involved on this subject. Methods: A total of 932 children were enrolled in the study, of which 533 (57.2%) were boys and 399 (42.8%) were girls. In the blood samples taken; hepatitis B virus tests were studied with the Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay method. The results of blood samples and demographic data of the patients were evaluated. Results: HBsAg positivity was not found in any of the patients (0%). AntiHbs seropositivity was found in 73.8% of the whole patient population. No statistically significant difference was detected when comparing the anti-HBs levels based on gender. The average age of children with antiHbs seropositive was found to be statistically significant lower than that of those with antiHBs negative. The median anti-HBS antibody levels were significantly higher in the group of children under 5 years old than in the other two age groups older than five years old in our study. When investigating the association between the level of antiHBs and age, a weak negative correlation was found. Conclusions: Our study showed that the antiHbs seropositivity is higher in Konya compared to previous studies. It suggests that the national vaccination program has a positive impact on antiHbs seroprevalence. Our study revealed that children under the age of five displayed the highest levels of anti-HBs seropositivity, while the anti-HBs levels diminished with advancing age.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3582458çocuklardanışmahepatit b virüsüameliyat öncesi dönemseroprevalanschildrenconsultationhepatitis b viruspreoperative periodseroprevalance |
| spellingShingle | Fatma Kaya Sadiye Sert Preoperative Hepatitis B seroprevalence and AntiHbs Levels in Children Consulted for Dental Procedures Under Anaesthesia Genel Tıp Dergisi çocuklar danışma hepatit b virüsü ameliyat öncesi dönem seroprevalans children consultation hepatitis b virus preoperative period seroprevalance |
| title | Preoperative Hepatitis B seroprevalence and AntiHbs Levels in Children Consulted for Dental Procedures Under Anaesthesia |
| title_full | Preoperative Hepatitis B seroprevalence and AntiHbs Levels in Children Consulted for Dental Procedures Under Anaesthesia |
| title_fullStr | Preoperative Hepatitis B seroprevalence and AntiHbs Levels in Children Consulted for Dental Procedures Under Anaesthesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preoperative Hepatitis B seroprevalence and AntiHbs Levels in Children Consulted for Dental Procedures Under Anaesthesia |
| title_short | Preoperative Hepatitis B seroprevalence and AntiHbs Levels in Children Consulted for Dental Procedures Under Anaesthesia |
| title_sort | preoperative hepatitis b seroprevalence and antihbs levels in children consulted for dental procedures under anaesthesia |
| topic | çocuklar danışma hepatit b virüsü ameliyat öncesi dönem seroprevalans children consultation hepatitis b virus preoperative period seroprevalance |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3582458 |
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