Deprem Sonras􀃖 Düzce 􀄝li K􀃖rsal􀃖nda Hepatit B ve Hepatit C Seroprevalans􀃖

Year 2014, Volume: 67 Issue: 2, 59 - 62, 31.08.2014

Mehmet Faruk Geyik Nevin Ince , Davut Özdemir , Hayriye Yıldırım

Abstract

Amaç: Deprem gibi do􀃾al afetler sonras􀃖nda çe􀄹itli enfeksiyon hastal􀃖klar􀃖n􀃖n görülme s􀃖kl􀃖􀃾􀃖nda art􀃖􀄹 bildirilmi􀄹tir. Bu çal􀃖􀄹ma, Düzce depreminden sonra çevre 􀄹artlar􀃖ndaki olumsuz de􀃾i􀄹imle birlikte, yaralanmalar ve kalabal􀃖k ya􀄹am sonras􀃖nda kan yoluyla veya horizontal olarak bula􀄹abilen Hepatit B ve Hepatit C seroprevalans􀃖nda farkl􀃖l􀃖k olup olmad􀃖􀃾􀃖n􀃖n ara􀄹t􀃖r􀃖lmas􀃖 amac􀃖yla yap􀃖ld􀃖.

Gereç ve Yöntem: Düzce ili Y􀃖􀃾􀃖lca k􀃖rsal􀃖nda ya􀄹ayan toplam 2296 ki􀄹inin kan örnekleri al􀃖nd􀃖. Serumlar􀃖 ayr􀃖ld􀃖ktan sonra örnekler HBsAg ve Anti HCV seropozitifli􀃾i aç􀃖s􀃖ndan Equipar ELISA kitleri (üretici firma/ülke) kullan􀃖larak çal􀃖􀄹􀃖ld􀃖.

Bulgular: 2296 ki􀄹inin %64'ü kad􀃖n (n=1471), %36's􀃖 erkek (n=825) idi. Hastalar􀃖n ya􀄹 ortalamas􀃖 49,7 (±14,2) olarak saptand􀃖. HBsAg pozitifli􀃾i 42 (%1,8) ki􀄹ide, antiHCV pozitifli􀃾i sekiz (%0,3) ki􀄹ide tespit edildi

Sonuç: Çal􀃖􀄹ma sonucunda elde edilen Hepatit B ve Hepatit C seroprevalans oranlar􀃖n􀃖n beklenilenin aksine Türkiye ortalamas􀃖 verilerinden daha yüksek olmad􀃖􀃾􀃖 bulundu. Bu durumun Y􀃖􀃾􀃖lca bölgesinin depremde orta derecede hasar almas􀃖, d􀃖􀄹ar􀃖dan göç almay􀃖p nüfus hareketlili􀃾inin az olmas􀃖, kendi içinde kapal􀃖 bir toplum olmas􀃖 gibi nedenlerden kaynaklanabilece􀃾i dü􀄹ünüldü.

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Deprem , Hepatit Seroprevalans􀃖 , Düzce

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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in Rural Areas of Düzce Province After an Earthquake

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Aim: Increases in the incidences of various infectious diseases have been reported after natural disasters such as earthquakes. This study was conducted to investigate whether the seroprevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C, which can be transmitted horizontally or through blood, increased after the Düzce earthquake due to unfavorable changes in environmental conditions, as well as injuries, and crowded living.

Materials and Methods: Blood samples were obtained from a total of 2296 residents of rural Y􀃖􀃾􀃖lca in Düzce province.. After separating the serum, samples were evaluated for HBsAg and anti-HCV seropositivity using Equipar ELISA kits (üretici firma/ülke).

Results: Of the 2296 people included, 64% were female (n = 1471) and 36% were male (n = 825). The mean age of the patients was 49.7 (± 14:2) years. HBsAg positivity was detected in 42 people (1.8%), and anti-HCV positivity was detected in eight people (0.3%).

Conclusion: The results of this study showed that hepatitis B and hepatitis C seroprevalence rates were not higher than the average values for Turkey as anticipated. Y􀃖􀃾􀃖lca region sustained moderate earthquake damage, has low population mobility due to limited immigration to the region, and is a closed society, all factors which could explain the average seroprevalence rates.

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Earthquake , Seroprevalence hepatitis , Düzce

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