Prevalence of hepatitis b infection and possible risk factors among patients undergoing hemodialysis in Jeddah, 2015-2018
Background and Objective: Hepatitis B is considered as a potentially life-threatening infection in the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus. One of the high-risk groups to develop HBV infection is the patients undergoing hemodialysis. Despite the recent findings, information regarding the prevalence and determinants of hepatitis B infection among hemodialysis patients remain unclear in Jeddah due to lack of available studies.