Risk Factors
Based on the modes of transmission, certain social groups are at a higher risk of acquiring the disease. High-risk groups include:
1) Healthcare Workers
Doctors, dentists, and paramedical staff are at significant risk of acquiring hepatitis B from a patient. HBV is highly transmissible, and healthcare providers dealing with mucous membranes (dentists) and parenteral membranes have reported transmission from patients.
2) Polygamy
Men and women having multiple sex partners are a step closer to acquiring and further transmitting HBV.
3) Drug Abusers
Drug abusers usually share hypodermic needles. If one of them is infected, sharing the blood-contaminated needles can be a source of transmission.
4) Health Compromised Patients
People suffering from chronic liver and kidney disease are prone to developing hepatitis B. Old diabetics have weak immune systems that increase their chances of falling prey to hepatitis B.
