Determinants of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection Among University Students in Central Bangladesh

Islam MR 1 , Sheba NH 2 , Islam MT 3 , Rahman MM 4 , Hossain S 2 , Hussain MA 5 Show all authors , Islam S 6 , Chowdhruy AA 7 , Sikder T 8 , Chowdhury M 9 , Reuben RC 10 , Muhammad F 11

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Public Health, School of Pharmacy and Public Health, Independent University Bangladesh (IUB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 2 Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, Faculty of Public Health, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 3 Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Jahangirnagar University (JU), Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 4 Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 5 Department of Community Dentistry, Faculty of Public Health, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 6 Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood Victoria, Australia
  • 7 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University (DIU), Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 8 Department of Public Health and Informatics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 9 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lincoln University College, Wisma Lincoln, No. 12-18, Jalan SS 6/12, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 10 German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Germany
  • 11 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University (DIU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. [email protected]
J Community Health, 2022 Feb;47(1):136-142.
PMID: 34491507 DOI: 10.1007/s10900-021-01025-9

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence and determinants of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among university students in Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 614 students from five universities in central Bangladesh. Data were collected on demographic information, immunization history, medical and blood transfusion history through the face-to-face interview. Blood samples were collected and screened for anti-HBsAg using ELISA, HBsAg Rapid Test-cassette, and immune chromatographic test. The overall seroprevalence of HBV infection was 5.0%, and vaccination coverage was 19.2% among the participants. Students having a history of surgery (OR 11.004, 95% CI 3.211-37.707), blood transfusion (OR 5.651, 95% CI 0.965-33.068), being married (OR 4.776, 95% CI 1.508-15.127), and not being vaccinated (OR 9.825, 95% CI 1.130-85.367) were at higher risk of being infected by HBV. This study showed the endemicity of HBV infection among the Bangladeshi population. Marriage, surgical or blood transfusion history, not being vaccinated were the determinants of HBV infection within the study population. Public health initiatives for preventing HBV infection at the university levels should be envisaged.

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