Seroprevalance of HBsAg, anti-HIV and anti-HCV by chemiluminescence method - A hospital based study from 2007 to 2014 (2024)

Background: Hepatitis B is considered as one of the most common infectious diseases. The contamination of this virus has caused hygienic problems all over the world. Liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma are most important consequences of this disease. The purpose of this study is to determine the rate of infection in Tabriz North West of Iran. Materials and Methods: This study is carried out, on partial and short time basis between 2010 and 2011, on test results of 21421 examined individuals whom have visited clinics in Tabriz. HBsAg of the samples was analyzed with chemiluminescence apparatus and finally, SPSS software was used to conduct the statistical examination of the results. Results: Among 21421 examined individuals (5021 cases in 2010 and 16400 cases in 2011), 594 samples (2.77%) were reported positive and 20827 samples (97.23%) were reported negative. Conclusion: According to the results, gender was not a determining factor affecting the susceptibility of patients....

Academia Letters, 2021

Ethnicity & Health 16, no. 2 (2011):89-106 , 2011

This paper examines South African Muslim women's opinions of the acceptability of microbicidal products to prevent HIV infection if these were to become available in the future. In the context of the HIV pandemic, prophylactic methods such as male circumcision, vaccines and microbicidal preparations are increasingly thought of as ways to reduce the incidence of infection. We examine the extent to which participants' religious beliefs and the implications of religious norms and ideals might influence decision-making concerning hypothetical acceptability to use a microbicide. We conducted qualitative interviews with 29 Muslim women residing in South Africa, a country with one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the world. Four themes emerged from the data, namely, (1) participants' questioning of the need for microbicides; (2) reasons they gave in favour of microbicide use; (3) the juxtaposition of microbicide use and religious ethics; and (4) the role of religious authorities in decision-making regarding microbicide use. The juxtaposition of microbicide use and religious ethics was further informed by three sub-themes, namely, the life-promoting nature of both Islam and microbicide use, the possibility that microbicide use could encourage sexual risk-taking among male partners, and that the use of these products contradicted womens' notions of ethical agency and ideals about marriage. These themes and sub-themes are analysed in the context of gender relations among South African Muslims. The study findings are significant in light of recent data showing the effectiveness of a microbicidal preparation in reducing the risk of HIV infection in South Africa. We also show that the acceptability of microbicidal products is to a certain extent linked to a variety of religious persuasions and ideals. When microbicides become available in the future, proponents of their use will need to consider religious reasoning of potential users, including that of Muslim women.

International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, 2014

African Journal of AIDS Research, 2011

Islam and Health Policies Related to HIV Prevention in Malaysia, 2018

This text presents a culturally aware public health approach to the HIV epidemic in Malaysia, a country emblematic of the Muslim world's response to the crisis. It explores complex interactions of religion with health as a source of coping as well as stigma and denial, particularly as Islam plays a central role in Malaysian culture, politics, and policy. At the heart of the book, a groundbreaking study analyzes attitudes and behaviors toward prevention among diverse people living with HIV, faith leaders, and government health officials. From these findings, readers gain insight into how health professionals, policymakers, and organizations can create appropriate prevention programs in Malaysia, with implications for other Muslim countries. This timely volume: Situates Malaysia and the Asian Pacific region in the context of the HIV epidemic. Analyzes ways Islamic beliefs can shape perceptions of HIV and prevention policy. Reviews a unique study of stakeholder opinions and practices regarding HIV. Discusses the consequences of Islamic rulings on sex outside marriage. Offers recommendations for effective HIV prevention practice and policy. Islam and Health Policies Related to HIV Prevention in Malaysia is of immediate relevance to researchers studying HIV prevention, social aspects of religion, sexuality, and sex education. Policymakers in health promotion and health education as well as graduate students in sex education, sociology, psychology, and cultural studies should also find it useful.

Article, 2022

Hepatitis is a word de ned as an enlargement of the liver. Viral hepatitis is the term used for the group of liver ailments [1]. These liver ailments are caused by viral contamination of the liver cells. It is caused by persistent viral infections, with ve different viruses commonly spreading disease within hepatocytes tortuously. All ve viruses are called "human hepatitis viruses" (A-E) [2]. These pathogens are a class of dissimilar viral families and are the source of liver morbidity with different features. These viruses also have different epidemiological relationships, communication pathways, and geological spread [3]. Hepatitis A and E viruses cause diseases that are spread through polluted water, whereas hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and hepatitis D viruses cause illnesses that are conveyed through blood [4]. HBV is a DNA virus, that was rst detected in an Australian aborigine in 1965 by the detection of its antigen [5], which is now designated as surface antigen, as per Blumberg and colleagues [6]. In 1970, Dane and colleagues used an electron microscope to examine viral particles. In consonance with the International

This study was aimed to determine the prevalence Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections in Al-kharj region, Kingdom of Saudia Arabia (KSA). The study was carried out in male and female population for the period of three years from 2011 to 2013. Serological screening was performed for detection of Hepatitis B Antigens, Anti-Hepatitis C virus antibodies and anti-HIV 1/2 antibodies. A total of 1128 samples were tested and 4.68% to 4.82% HBV prevalence was recorded. The HCV prevalence was ranged from 7.49% to 7.69% whereas no HIV infected subject was detected in the region. Highest prevalence of HBV was recorded in age group ranged between 15 to 30 years while highest prevalence for HCV was observed in age group ranged between 46 to 65 years. The results of the study provided data regarding prevalence of HBV, HBC and HIV infections in Alkharj region. HBV and HCV infections were indicated as a crucial public health problem in Al...

By: Dr. Munira Borhany & Qazi Dr. Shaikh Abbas Borhany Abstract: Objective: The purpose of writing this article is to convince the Muslim communities worldwide - the second largest religious entity of the world - to adopt modern medical steps, which provide safety and care. Methods and Discussion: Irrespective of their education, Muslims are highly influenced by Islam. They never consider science equal to their religion; therefore, in Muslim countries it is very difficult for any government, authority or institution to enforce norms in the respective medical sector through acts or ordinances. Instead, the canon source of Shariah can communicate this message easily. The masses practice their daily affairs as per Shariah as they believe that Shariah is the fountain of divine wisdom. Providing Muslim religious sources in this research paper is purely to communicate a scientific study under the guidance of Shariah to the community worldwide. Conclusion: It is hoped that numerous Muslims...

JISHIM, 2002

Introduction Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who is ranked number one by Michael Hart', a Jewish schol-ar, in his book The 100: The Most Influential Persons in History, was able to unite the Arab tribes who had been tom by revenge, rivalry, and internal fights, and ...

This article discusses the relevance of Islamic teachings and principles to the subject of public health. Far from the mistaken notion that Islam is a great impediment to science and human progress, the author argues that the ideas and worldview promoted by Islam – through the two main sources – are scientifically sound and compatible with the foundations of public health. Few topics of contemporary public health discourse are selected and elaborated from an Islamic perspective.

Islam and Biomedicine, 2022

Discourses about the relationship between religion and science, whether viewed as one of conflict or compatibility, abound. Scientists, religious scholars and researchers, in peer-reviewed publications, through lectures, and even via social media, debate the truth claims of each “field” and propose ways to integrate, or alternatively, marginalize the deliverables of one type of knowing with respect to the other. In recent years these debates have made their way into Muslim circles as scientists and religious scholars assess how Western philosophical and Christian perspectives compare with Islamic understandings of science and religion. These scholars further grapple with developing frameworks for integration and resolution of potential conflicts between faith and modern science. At present much of these discussions appear broad and superficial; invoking thin conceptions of Islam and science. This has resulted in piecemeal solutions for boundary negotiation between the claims of tradition and claims of modern science. As scholarly work at the intersection of Islam and the biomedical sciences increases this paper anticipates a deeper engagement. We advocate that conceptions of Islam and of science be defined at the outset in a substantive way so that fruitful dialogue can occur, and we propose that the Islamic portion of the dialogue should be set at the level of particular theological and legal schools. Engaging modern science from within a particular Islamic school allows for fundamental Islamic metaphysical and doctrinal commitments to be foregrounded, and in so doing facilitates negotiation about how empirical findings and posited knowledge about nature can be accommodated by established theological frameworks and legal authority structures within the Islamic intellectual tradition.

Ege Tıp Dergisi, 2019

Journal of the Islamic Medical Association of North America, 1981

This paper describes the grassroots efforts of the Nation of Islam to win an NIH-backed clinical trial for Kemron, and AIDS drug from Kenya. The Nation's spokesmen situated Kemron as a holistic, Afrocentric AIDS remedy that would be effective among African Americans because of its purported African origins. However, their claims about Kemron as a naturopathic African AIDS cure obscured the drug's origins in advanced biotechnology and globalized pharmaceutical research and production.