Abdullah-Al-FaroqueShamim, M MAbdusKhan, Md Abdul LatifBiswas, Pritwy ShankarIslam, Md. AmirulMukta, Parveen2020-09-242020-09-242019-01Abdullah-Al-Faroque, Shamim M MAbdus, Khan Md Abdul Latif, Biswas Pritwy Shankar, Islam Md. Amirul, Mukta Parveen. Prevalence of Hepatitis B Infection Among Kidney Patient Attending for Haemodialysis in Gazi Medical College Centre, Khulna, Bangladesh. International Journal of Medical Research Professionals. 2019 Jan; 5(1): 293-2962454-63642454-6356http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/203225Kidney disease is increasing day by day in the form of AKD orCKD. CKD patients who have developing end stage renaldisease (ESRD) required haemodialysis for survival. There is apotential risk of increasing blood borne viral infectionparticularly Hepatitis B infection. The proportion of hepatitis Binfection increasing with increased frequency of dialysis. Therisk is 1.47 times more in the patients receiving haemodialysis.We have a retrospective study. The study times was January2017 to December 2017 all the patients attendinghaemodialysis unit at Gazi Medical College. A total 236patients were selected. Among them 151 patients werevaccinated and 67 patients vaccinated during dialysis and 18patients were not vaccinated. There was a history of bloodtransfusion of 145 patients and 91 patients have no history ofblood transfusion. There were 30 patients were HbsAg positiveout of 236 patients. 12 patients were vaccinated before thediagnosis of CKD and 18 were not vaccinated. The finding ofthe study will help the doctor and policy maker totake appropriate measurement to decrease the morbidity andmortality from Hep B infection who are receivinghaemodialysis.PrevalenceHepatitis BHaemodialysisEnd Stage Renal Disease.Journal ArticleIndiaMBBS, DCP (BSMMU), Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Gazi Medical College, Khulna, BangladeshMBBS, MD (Cardiology), Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Gazi Medical College, Khulna, BangladeshMBBS, M Phil (Pharmacology), Professor of Pharmacology, Gazi Medical College, Khulna, BangladeshMBBS, M Phil (Biochemistry), Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Gazi Medical College, Khulna, BangladeshMBBS, DHC, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Gazi Medical College, Khulna, BangladeshMBBS, M Phil (Biochemistry), Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Gazi Medical College, Khulna, Bangladesh.