Research Article

Incidence of Hepatitis B and C Infections in Patients of Mental Disorders

Volume: 44 Number: 1 March 17, 2017

Incidence of Hepatitis B and C Infections in Patients of Mental Disorders

Abstract

Ojective: It is estimated that Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV) diseases have high morbidity, affecting more than 400 million people in the world. Turkey is considered as a semi-pandemic region for these infections.
Methods: In this study, our aim is to determine the seroprevalance of HBV and HCV in psychiatric hospitalized patients which is thought to be the risk group and to support the literature in terms of protective precautions in the progressed stages. Our study was performed between February-2014 and January 2015 in Diyarbakır Selahaddin Eyyubi State Hospital psychiatry clinic. The patient’s files were investigated retrospectively, the results of serological tests (HBsAg, AntiHBS and AntiHCV) and socio-demographical data (age, sex, diagnoses and living areas) were used.
Results: HBSAg positivity was 1.7% in schizophrenia patients, 0,8% in bipolar affective disorder patients, 0.4% in retarded patients and 0,3% in depression patients. A statistically significant relationship was found between schizophrenia and HBSAg.
Conclusion: Similar precautions against viral hepatitis with high transmission rates should be applied in the chronic, disabled psychiatric patients just like the normal population. Active immunization will be useful in the schizophrenia group patients having relatively more risk. Extensive studies should be performed to obtain detailed and accurate data.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Murat Yalcin This is me
Türkiye

Hakan Temiz This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 17, 2017

Submission Date

March 17, 2017

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 44 Number: 1

APA
Donmezdil, S., Yalcin, M., & Temiz, H. (2017). Incidence of Hepatitis B and C Infections in Patients of Mental Disorders. Dicle Medical Journal, 44(1), 51-55. https://doi.org/10.5798/dicletip.298596
AMA
1.Donmezdil S, Yalcin M, Temiz H. Incidence of Hepatitis B and C Infections in Patients of Mental Disorders. Dicle Medical Journal. 2017;44(1):51-55. doi:10.5798/dicletip.298596
Chicago
Donmezdil, Suleyman, Murat Yalcin, and Hakan Temiz. 2017. “Incidence of Hepatitis B and C Infections in Patients of Mental Disorders”. Dicle Medical Journal 44 (1): 51-55. https://doi.org/10.5798/dicletip.298596.
EndNote
Donmezdil S, Yalcin M, Temiz H (March 1, 2017) Incidence of Hepatitis B and C Infections in Patients of Mental Disorders. Dicle Medical Journal 44 1 51–55.
IEEE
[1]S. Donmezdil, M. Yalcin, and H. Temiz, “Incidence of Hepatitis B and C Infections in Patients of Mental Disorders”, Dicle Medical Journal, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 51–55, Mar. 2017, doi: 10.5798/dicletip.298596.
ISNAD
Donmezdil, Suleyman - Yalcin, Murat - Temiz, Hakan. “Incidence of Hepatitis B and C Infections in Patients of Mental Disorders”. Dicle Medical Journal 44/1 (March 1, 2017): 51-55. https://doi.org/10.5798/dicletip.298596.
JAMA
1.Donmezdil S, Yalcin M, Temiz H. Incidence of Hepatitis B and C Infections in Patients of Mental Disorders. Dicle Medical Journal. 2017;44:51–55.
MLA
Donmezdil, Suleyman, et al. “Incidence of Hepatitis B and C Infections in Patients of Mental Disorders”. Dicle Medical Journal, vol. 44, no. 1, Mar. 2017, pp. 51-55, doi:10.5798/dicletip.298596.
Vancouver
1.Suleyman Donmezdil, Murat Yalcin, Hakan Temiz. Incidence of Hepatitis B and C Infections in Patients of Mental Disorders. Dicle Medical Journal. 2017 Mar. 1;44(1):51-5. doi:10.5798/dicletip.298596

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