Evaluation of hepatitis A, B and C serological assays and complete blood count results in medical school students

Abstract

Aim: Healthcare workers are at high risk for infectious diseases that can be transmitted from patients and the physical environment. In addition, university students staying at dormitories are at risk for anemia due to nutritional disorder. In this study, our aim is to conduct serological screening of hepatitis A, B and C and to complete the missing vaccinations and to conduct complete blood counts, and to perform the necessary treatments in medical faculty students. Material and Methods: The study was conducted on the first-year students in Malatya İnönü University Faculty of Medicine, between September and October 2017. SPSS ver. 22.0 software is used in analysis of the data. A value of p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 302 students participated in the study; 153 (50.7%) were female and 149 were (49.3%) male. We found that, anemia is present in 8% of the students, HbsAg is positive in 1.2% and Anti HCV is positive in 0.66% of the students. In addition, 13% of students had not been immunized against Hepatitis B, and 60% had not been immunized against Hepatitis A. Conclusion: The results of our study suggest that serological analysis of HAV, HBV and HCV and to ensure necessary immunization is required and screenings for anemia should also be performed, in order to keep education performance of medical students at a sufficient level.