prevalence of hepatitis b in hiv-positive patients in zabol

Today, due to the increase in life expectancy in hiv-infected patients, the incidence of related diseases such as hepatitis b and c due to similarity in transmission routes has become a major concern of the health community. therefore, this study was performed to determine the prevalence of hepatitis b among hiv + patients in zabol. this descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 37 hiv-infected patients in zabol city (2021-2022). in the present study, hiv-infected patients were screened for hepatitis b by measuring serum levels of hbc ab and hbs ag. finally, the data in spss v21 software were analyzed. in the present study, a total of 37 hiv-infected patients with a mean age of 40.81- 11.64 years were evaluated. the present study's prevalence of hiv and hcv co-infection was 21.6%. also, 13.5% of hiv patients had hbv and hcv simultaneously. examination of risk factors for viral hepatitis in hiv-infected patients showed that unprotected sex (100%), injecting drug use or idu (87.5%), dental procedures (75%), history of imprisonment (62.5%) and tattooing (50.5%) were the most common factors in hiv patients. family history of hepatitis b (12.5%), alcohol (12.5%), transfusion (12.5%) and cupping (25%) were among the lowest cases in these patients. the frequency of hbv infection and co-infection with hcv and hbv in hiv-positive patients were relatively high. except for the history of tattoos, there is no significant relationship between other risk factors and hepatitis b among hiv-positive patients.