STUDY OF SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN (HBS.AG) CARRIERS

preventing of hepatitis B needs recognition of it's causative agent and specific characteristic. Hospital staffs get most rating for hepatitis B carrier. The important point in this disease is the great number of client without symptoms, Antigen hepatitis B chronic carriers and different way for transmission.

To determine specific characteristic of carrier with the hepatitis B surface antigen (individual, family and socio- economic). Design : This was a descriptive study and data has been collected unistage by questionnaire. Samples : 1 Hundred carriers of hepatitis B surface antigen and two hundred healthy people were selected.

Majority�of carrier were illiterate male from low socio- economic class with laboratory examination, dental surgery, blood transfusion, chronic renal failure, tattoo, living in public area and using public dish and towel.

The result of this research can help in other nursing research and with recommendation for other research.