Impact of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Acquiring HBV Infection Among Village Midwives in Khartoum State, Sudan, 2014

Taha Ahmed Elmukashfi Elsheikh; Siham Ahmed Balla; Asma Abdelaal Abdalla; Yosra Mohammed Osman Abu Swait; Abdelgadir Ali Bashir

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Impact of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Acquiring HBV Infection Among Village Midwives in Khartoum State, Sudan, 2014

Taha Ahmed Elmukashfi Elsheikh, Siham Ahmed Balla, Asma Abdelaal Abdalla, Yosra Mohammed Osman Abu Swait, Abdelgadir Ali Bashir

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Background: WHO estimated that 500 000–700 000 people died due to HBV related diseases per year. Objective: To determine the impact of socio demographic characteristics on occurrence of HBV markers among Village Midwifes in Khartoum State, Sudan, 2014.Method:It is a cross-sectional survey. Three hundred thirty five village midwives were studied. Demographic data were collected through a close end questionnaire. Sera were examined, using Eliza, for HBV markers. Statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) version (16) and Chi-Square test were used. Selected level of P value is 0.05Result: Marital status was: married (61.8%), widow (16.4%), divorced (11.3%) and single (4.8%). Level of education: university graduate (0.9%), secondary certificate (9.8%), intermediate (14.2%), primary (50.2%), Quranic School (1.9%) and illiterate (23%). About 65.8% of participants were in age group (30-49), 29.5% in age group of more than 50 years, and 4.6% in age group <30 years. One hundred and thirteen (34%) were positive Anti-HBcore (IgG) reflecting past or on going infection. Fifty seven (57%) of infected respondents were positive HBsAg indicating carrier rate. The overall immunity measured by HBsAb was 8.4%.The tested samples were negative for both HBeAg and Anti-HBcore (lgM). With an exception of the statistical association of duration of work to HBsAb, there is no statistical association between socio-demographic and seroprevalence of HBV markers. Conclusion: Apart from the statistical relation of duration of work to HBsAb, there is no statistical association between seroprevalence of HBV markers and socio-demographic of village midwives in Khartoum State, Sudan.

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DOI	10.11648/j.sjph.20170501.16
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HBV, Village Midwives, Socio Demographic Characteristics, Khartoum State, Sudan

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Taha Ahmed Elmukashfi Elsheikh, Siham Ahmed Balla, Asma Abdelaal Abdalla, Yosra Mohammed Osman Abu Swait, Abdelgadir Ali Bashir. Impact of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Acquiring HBV Infection Among Village Midwives in Khartoum State, Sudan, 2014. Sci J Public Health. 2017;5(1):41-44. doi: 10.11648/j.sjph.20170501.16

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Taha Ahmed Elmukashfi Elsheikh

Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Siham Ahmed Balla

Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Asma Abdelaal Abdalla

Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Yosra Mohammed Osman Abu Swait

Khartoum State Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan
Abdelgadir Ali Bashir

Khartoum State Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan

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  author = {Taha Ahmed Elmukashfi Elsheikh and Siham Ahmed Balla and Asma Abdelaal Abdalla and Yosra Mohammed Osman Abu Swait and Abdelgadir Ali Bashir},
  title = {Impact of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Acquiring HBV Infection Among Village Midwives in Khartoum State, Sudan, 2014},
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  abstract = {Background: WHO estimated that 500 000–700 000 people died due to HBV related diseases per year. Objective: To determine the impact of socio demographic characteristics on occurrence of HBV markers among Village Midwifes in Khartoum State, Sudan, 2014.Method:It is a cross-sectional survey. Three hundred thirty five village midwives were studied. Demographic data were collected through a close end questionnaire. Sera were examined, using Eliza, for HBV markers. Statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) version (16) and Chi-Square test were used. Selected level of P value is 0.05Result: Marital status was: married (61.8%), widow (16.4%), divorced (11.3%) and single (4.8%). Level of education: university graduate (0.9%), secondary certificate (9.8%), intermediate (14.2%), primary (50.2%), Quranic School (1.9%) and illiterate (23%). About 65.8% of participants were in age group (30-49), 29.5% in age group of more than 50 years, and 4.6% in age group <30 years. One hundred and thirteen (34%) were positive Anti-HBcore (IgG) reflecting past or on going infection. Fifty seven (57%) of infected respondents were positive HBsAg indicating carrier rate. The overall immunity measured by HBsAb was 8.4%.The tested samples were negative for both HBeAg and Anti-HBcore (lgM). With an exception of the statistical association of duration of work to HBsAb, there is no statistical association between socio-demographic and seroprevalence of HBV markers. Conclusion: Apart from the statistical relation of duration of work to HBsAb, there is no statistical association between seroprevalence of HBV markers and socio-demographic of village midwives in Khartoum State, Sudan.},
 year = {2017}
}

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