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Risk | [[Risk factor]]s for hepatitis B are: being born from an [[infected]] mother, sexual/household contacts of [[infected]] persons, injection drug users, frequent exposure to blood in healthcare settings and travel to hepatitis B [[endemic]] areas. | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Risk factors for hepatitis B are: being born from an infected mother, sexual/household contacts of infected persons, injection drug users, frequent exposure to blood in healthcare settings and travel to hepatitis B endemic areas.
Risk Factors
Individuals who are at increased risk of hepatitis B infection include:
- Infants born to infected mothers
- Young children in day-care or residential settings with other children in endemic areas
- Sexual/household contacts of infected persons
- Patients and employees in haemodialysis centres
- Injection drug users sharing unsterile needles
- People sharing unsterile medical or dental equipment
- People providing or receiving acupuncture and/or tattooing with unsterile medical devices
- Persons living in regions or travelling to regions with endemic hepatitis B
- Sexually active heterosexuals
- Men who have sex with men
- Hemophilia patients
- Travel to areas where hepatitis B is common
Frequent and routine exposure to blood or serum is the common denominator of healthcare occupational exposure.[1]
References
- ↑ "Hepatitis B" (PDF).