Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among the IRULA Tribal Population in Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Viral Hepatitis is not receiving an attention from the standpoint of newlineglobal public health, and millions of individuals acquire it every year. In the modern era, newlineviral Hepatitis can be compared to the quotbig threequot infectious diseases: Malaria, HIV/AIDS, newlineand Tuberculosis. Hepatitis viruses are the most common cause of the disease worldwide, newlinealthough they can also be caused by other infections, toxic substances (such as alcohol and newlineother medications), and autoimmune diseases. Hepatitis B is a potentially fatal liver newlineinfection caused by the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV). Hepatitis B infections are highly newlineprevalent among tribal populations, particularly among the Irula tribe. Therefore, the newlinepresent study aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) newlineinfection among the Irula tribal population in the Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu, India newline