General Administration of Health Programs and Chronic Diseases, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Public Health. 2024 Aug 26;69:1607809. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1607809. eCollection 2024.
Premarital screening is one of the most important strategies for preventing infectious diseases such as hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and human immunodeficiency virus in populations. This study aims to explore the prevalence of these viruses and their association with potential demographic factors among individuals undergoing premarital screening in Saudi Arabia.
A cross-sectional study design using the National Healthy Marriage Program electronic registry in the Saudi Ministry of Health. Patients were selected from the premarital screening tests for the three blood-borne viruses. Data were obtained from January to August 2021 among 114,740 individuals.
Hepatitis B virus infection showed the highest prevalence followed by hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency viruses. Among those who were infected, men had higher infectious disease prevalence than women. The central and western regions had the highest percentages of infection.
The studied infections pose a continuous public health issue among premarital screening individuals in Saudi Arabia. This study identified important demographic risk factors for these diseases and highlighted the need for future strategies and long-term plans at the national level.
婚前检查是预防乙型肝炎病毒、丙型肝炎病毒和人类免疫缺陷病毒等传染病在人群中传播的最重要策略之一。本研究旨在探讨沙特阿拉伯婚前检查人群中这些病毒的流行情况及其与潜在人口统计学因素的关系。
采用沙特卫生部国家健康婚姻计划电子登记处的横断面研究设计。从 2021 年 1 月至 8 月，从 114740 例婚前检查的三种血液传播病毒中选择患者。
乙型肝炎病毒感染的流行率最高，其次是丙型肝炎和人类免疫缺陷病毒。在感染人群中，男性的传染病流行率高于女性。中部和西部地区的感染率最高。
在所研究的感染中，沙特阿拉伯婚前检查个体中存在持续的公共卫生问题。本研究确定了这些疾病的重要人口统计学风险因素，并强调需要在国家层面制定未来的战略和长期计划。
