The Sero-Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Municipal Waste Collectors in Southwest of Iran.

IF 0.8 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Pub Date : 2023-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-03 DOI:10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_238_22

Jamal Sarvari, Negar Joharinia, Alireza Shiri, Atefeh Vali, Farshid Beigzadeh, Mohammad Ali Davarpanah, Amir Atapour, Rohollah Khoshbakht, Omid Jaberi, Seyed Younes Hosseini

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Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the frequency of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) serological markers among waste collectors in the municipality of Shiraz city, southwest of Iran, 2018.

Settings and design: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 385 waste collectors from all 10 districts of Shiraz city, southwest of Iran were enrolled. A questionnaire was used to gather occupational and demographic information as well as awareness about viral hepatitis.

Methods and material: Their blood samples were collected, and the sera were investigated for the presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-HBs antibody, and anti-HCV antibody using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Results: All the participants were men with a mean age of 41 ± 8 years. Out of 385 participants, 6 (1.5%) subjects were positive for HBsAg, indicative of HBV infection. Moreover, 38 (9.9%) had a protective level of anti-HBs antibodies, while more than 90% had a low level of anti-HBs antibodies. All participants were negative for HCV antibodies.

Conclusion: According to these findings, evaluation of HBsAg and anti-HBs levels is recommended in the healthy program of waste collector workers (WCWs). However, this occupation might not be a risk factor for the acquisition of HBV and especially HCV infections.

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伊朗西南部城市垃圾收集者乙型和丙型肝炎病毒的血清流行率。

目的：本研究旨在调查2018年伊朗西南部设拉子市垃圾收集者中乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）和丙型肝炎病毒（HCV）血清学标志物的频率。设置和设计：在这项横断面研究中，来自伊朗西南部设拉子市所有10个区的385名垃圾收集器被纳入研究。调查问卷用于收集职业和人口信息以及对病毒性肝炎的认识。方法和材料：采集他们的血样，用酶联免疫吸附试验（ELISA）检测血清中是否存在乙型肝炎表面抗原（HBsAg）、抗-HBs抗体和抗-HCV抗体。结果：所有参与者均为男性，平均年龄41±8岁。在385名参与者中，6名（1.5%）受试者的HBsAg呈阳性，表明HBV感染。此外，38人（9.9%）的抗-HBs抗体具有保护水平，而90%以上的人的抗-HBs抗体水平较低。所有参与者的HCV抗体均为阴性。结论：根据这些结果，建议在废物收集工人（WCW）的健康计划中评估HBsAg和抗-HBs水平。然而，这种职业可能不是获得HBV，尤其是HCV感染的危险因素。

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