Hepatitis B Knowledge Among Healthy Volunteers in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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Risk factors of hepatitis B virus infection among blood donors in Duhok city, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a public health problem. The lack of information about the seroprevalence and risk factors is an obstacle for preventive public health plans to reduce the burden of viral hepatitis. Therefore, this study was conducted in Iraq, where no studies had been performed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of HBV infection. Methods: Blood sample...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infection
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2383-1413,2383-1421
DOI: 10.5812/iji.14976