The impact of economic and social factors on the prevalence of hepatitis B in Turkey
Articles > Article · 2018
Authors: Selma TOSUN, Olgu AYGUN, Hulya Ozkan Ozdemir, Elif KORKMAZ TÜMER, Durmus Ozdemir
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2018, vol 18, pp 1-9
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5575-6
Summary
Background: Viral Hepatitis is one of the major global health problems, affecting millions of people every year. Limited information is available on the impact of social and economic factors on the prevalence of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Turkey. This study, contrary to other studies in the literature, was undertaken with the aim of examining the Majority of the excluded data come from the volunteers.