Antibodies to Hepatitis B core antigen prevalence study in Kazakhstan.

Introduction: Kazakhstan is being considered medium-endemic for Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV). HBV remains transmissible by direct exposure to infected blood or organic fluids. This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of anti-HBcore and the risk factors impacting positive anti-HBcore markers among donors at Scientific-Production Center of Transfusiology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan.