Prevalence of hepatitis B Virus Infection Among HIV positivepatients in Zabol city(iran)

Background and Aim : Today, due to the increase of life expectancy in HIV-infected patients,the incidence of related diseases such as hepatitis B and C due to similarity in transmission routeshas become a major concern of the health community. Therefore, this study was performed todetermine the prevalence of hepatitis B among HIV + patients in Zabol.Methods : This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on ۳۷ HIV-infected patients inthe Zabol city (۲۰۲۱-۲۰۲۲). In the present study, HIV-infected patients were screened for hepatitisB by measuring serum levels of HBC Ab and HBs Ag. Finally, the data in SPSS V۲۱ softwarewere analyzed.Results : In the present study, a total of ۳۷ HIV-infected patients with a mean age of ۴۰.۸۱- ۱۱.۶۴years were evaluated. In the present study, the prevalence of HIV and HCV coinfection was ۲۱.۶%.Also, ۱۳.۵% of HIV patients had HBV and HCV simultaneously. Examination of risk factors forviral hepatitis in HIV-infected patients showed that unprotected sex (۱۰۰%), injecting drug use orIDU (۸۷.۵%), dental procedures (۷۵%), history of imprisonment (۶۲.۵%) and tattooing (۵۰.۵%)were the most common factors in HIV patients. Family history of hepatitis B (۱۲.۵%), alcohol(۱۲.۵%), transfusion (۱۲.۵%) and cupping (۲۵%) were among the lowest cases in these patients.Conclusion : the frequency of HBV infection and co-infection with HCV and HBV in HIVpositivepatients were relatively high. Except for the history of tattoos, there is no significantrelationship between other risk factors and hepatitis B among HIV-positive patients.