Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen in rural area in Mosul city

The prevalence of HBs antigen in (400) healthy people in rural area in Mosul was (5%). A high incidence of HBs was seen in young age group (25-34) years (11.69%) and in males (7.15%) more than females (3.64%). The high incidence of HB infection suggests that the dentist should take the preventive measures of being infected by their patients