Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection continues to be a serious public health problem globally. The study on its prevalence helps in estimating the magnitude of the problem in a community and identifies potential high risk groups. A hospital based study on seroprevalence of Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) gives an indirect estimate of disease burden in the community besides being useful in proper allocation of available resources at the hospital. To estimate seroprevalence of Hepatitis B surface antigen among patients at the study setting. A hospital based cross sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. | Seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) among patients attending a tertiary care hospital at Chamarajanagar, Karnataka, India
