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    Magnitude of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Syphilis and their Associated Factors among Emigrants come for Medical Checkup in Labco Advanced Clinical Laboratory, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
    (Addis Abeba University, 2021-10) Bogale Rahel; Hailu Melese; Diriba Regasa
    Background: Viral Hepatitis is a contagious liver disease mainly caused by hepatitis B virus andhepatitis C virus. Syphilis is an infectious venereal disease caused by the spiral-shaped bacteriumTreponema palladium. Globally, Hepatitis B Hepatitis C and syphilis are common conditionsassociated with high morbidity and mortality. Objective: To assess the magnitude of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Syphilis and Their AssociatedFactors among Emigrants come for medical checkup in Labco Advanced Clinical Laboratory,Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 500 emigrants, from February untilApril 2021. A questionnaire was used to collect emigrants ’socio-demographic and risk factors,of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and syphilis infections. Five milliliters of blood sample were collectedfrom each participant and the serum was used for HBsAg, anti-HCV antibody and Syphilisscreening rapid tests. Reactive samples were further tested and confirmed by ELISA method.Data was analyzed using SPSS version 26 software package. To identify associated factors,Bivariable and Multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were done. Statisticalsignificance was considered at level of significance of 5%, and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with95% confidence interval (CI) was used to present the estimates of the strength of the association. Result: In this study, a total of 500 emigrants were participated making a response rate of96.8%. Among the total participants, 36.4% (n=182/500) were male and 63.6 % (n=318/500)were female resulting in a male-to-female ratio of 1:2. The overall magnitude of Hepatitis B,Hepatitis C, and Syphilis were 2.2%, 0.2%, and 0.6% respectively. The identified independentdeterminants of HBsAg were exchange of sharp materials and history of tooth extraction with [AOR= 7.89; 95% CI 1.75-34.95:].and [AOR= 24.92:95% CI (5.95-104.4):], respectively. Conclusion: The magnitude of HBsAg was intimidate, anti-HCV and syphilis was low amongEmigrants attending in Labco Advanced Clinical Laboratory according to WHO criteria.Exchange of sharp materials and history of tooth extraction are independent determinants ofHBsAg.