Profile of hepatitis B patients in a reference service: retrospective study

• Main Authors: Erotides Maria Garcia Justino (Author), Sílvia Silveira Soriano Bacelar (Author), Silvana Dantas de Araújo (Author), Ruy Medeiros de Oliveira (Author), Edileuza Bezerra de Almeida (Author), Gilmar Amorim de Sousa (Author), Iris do Céu Clara Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de Fortaleza, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Objective: To know the profile of patients with hepatitis B treated at the Liver Research Center (NEF) of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Methods: Descriptive, retrospective study that analyzed 433 medical records with serological confirmation for 279 of them. Authors collected information on sociodemographics, sexual behavior, history of transfusion, surgical/dental procedures previous and after history of hepatitis, and performed descriptive analysis of data. Results: All the participants (100%) tested positive for hepatitis B. The most determinant variables were male gender (77.8%; n=217), age (46-60 years), marital status (married: 56.63%; n=158), and 48.39 % (135) of the patients came from blood banks. Six in ten patients (38.7%; n=108) had undergone dental or surgical procedures, two in ten (20%; n=56) presented sexual promiscuity and only one in ten (10%; n=28) reported previous viral hepatitis. Conclusion: The profile identified included male, heterosexual, married individuals at working age who were blood donors and whose source of infection could not be precisely identified. doi:10.5020/18061230.2014.p53

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1806-1222
1806-1230
10.5020/2363