2017
DOI: 10.5812/modernc.65738
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Interspousal Transmission of Hepatitis B virus: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive-Analytical Study

Abstract: Background and Aim: Sexual transmission is one of the routes of hepatitis B transmission. This study aimed at assessing the prevalence of hepatitis B among the spouses of patients with hepatitis B. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was done on 397 spouses of chronic carriers of hepatitis B, who had referred during years 2003 to 2014 to a private clinic of infectious diseases in Birjand, Iran. Serological tests for hepatitis B surface antigen and anti-core antigen antibody were performe… Show more

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