Magnitude Of Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Syphilis And Their Associated Factors Among Emigrants Come For Medical Checkup In Labco Advanced Clinical Laboratory Addis Ababa Ethiopia.

Background: Viral Hepatitis is a contagious liver disease mainly caused by hepatitis B virus andrnhepatitis C virus. Syphilis is an infectious venereal disease caused by the spiral-shaped bacteriumrnTreponema palladium. Globally, Hepatitis B Hepatitis C and syphilis are common conditionsrnassociated with high morbidity and mortality. rnObjective: To assess the magnitude of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Syphilis and Their AssociatedrnFactors among Emigrants come for medical checkup in Labco Advanced Clinical Laboratory,rnAddis Ababa, Ethiopia. rnMethods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 500 emigrants, from February untilrnApril 2021. A questionnaire was used to collect emigrants ’socio-demographic and risk factors,rnof hepatitis B, hepatitis C and syphilis infections. Five milliliters of blood sample were collectedrnfrom each participant and the serum was used for HBsAg, anti-HCV antibody and Syphilisrnscreening rapid tests. Reactive samples were further tested and confirmed by ELISA method.rnData was analyzed using SPSS version 26 software package. To identify associated factors,rnBivariable and Multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were done. Statisticalrnsignificance was considered at level of significance of 5%, and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) withrn95% confidence interval (CI) was used to present the estimates of the strength of the association.rnResult: In this study, a total of 500 emigrants were participated making a response rate ofrn96.8%. Among the total participants, 36.4% (n=182/500) were male and 63.6 % (n=318/500)rnwere female resulting in a male-to-female ratio of 1:2. The overall magnitude of Hepatitis B,rnHepatitis C, and Syphilis were 2.2%, 0.2%, and 0.6% respectively. The identified independentrndeterminants of HBsAg were exchange of sharp materials and history of tooth extraction with rn[AOR= 7.89; 95% CI 1.75-34.95:].and [AOR= 24.92:95% CI (5.95-104.4):], respectively. rnConclusion: The magnitude of HBsAg was intimidate, anti-HCV and syphilis was low amongrnEmigrants attending in Labco Advanced Clinical Laboratory according to WHO criteria.rnExchange of sharp materials and history of tooth extraction are independent determinants ofrnHBsAg.

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