Study the epidemiological pattern of hepatitis A infections in Thi-Qar province from 2006 to 2009 | ||
| Journal of College of Education for Pure Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 1, June 2014, Pages 321-327 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hekmat Kadhum; Muslim Dhaher; Munther Kameel | ||
| Abstract | ||
| With improvement in economic and living conditions of the communities, the age of acquiring hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is shifting from early childhood to adolescence and young adulthood. Such epidemiological shift leads to an increased incidence of symptomatic HAV infection, including heightened risk of liver failure. The present study deals with epidemiological data for all clinically diagnosed cases of hepatitis A from 2006 to 2009. All data obtained from epidemiological unit in Primary Health Care (P.H.C) of directory of health in Thi-Qar province. A total of 415 cases of clinically diagnosed hepatitis A infection from 2006 to 2009 were reported .All cases were showing typical clinical sings of hepatitis. Out of 415, (205) 49.3 % were male and (210) 50.6 % were females. In 2006 the number of recorded cases is 139 ( 33.5%) , in 2007 the number of recorded cases is 131 (31.57%) , in 2008 the number of recorded cases is zero (0%) and in 2009 the number of recorded cases is 145 (34.93%) . In concerning with gender this study reveals there is no significant differences between infection in male and female . this study raveled the number of patient cases increased in forth age group(15-44 years) this may indicate there is significant epidemiological shift in Thi-Qar province since 2006 this could be due to sanitation and hygienic conditions are generally good and infection rates in children are generally low Iraqi peoples since 2003 had better life style than those before 2003 , mothers became more educated and concern with hygiene of their children , all reasons which mentioned above decrease infection probability of smaller age groups and increase the infection probability of older age groups . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| epidemiological pattern; hepatitis; hepatitis A virus | ||
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