Sero-epidemiological study of hepatitis B virus infection in a village.
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
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1997 Aug; 23(2): 38-41
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-128
ABSTRACT
A cross-sectional study was conducted in a randomly selected village of Rangpur district from June '94 to May '95. Serum from 1000 human subjects irrespective of age and sex were screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Among the respondents 661 were male and 339 female. The overall seroprevalence of HBsAg was 6.4%. It was 6.66% in male and 5.89% in female. Age, sex, religion, income, occupation, education and marital status did not show any relationship with HBsAg status. Among 64 sero-positive cases, 16 (25%) had no history of exposure to known risk factors and 48 (75%) had one or more exposure to known risk factors (p < 0.05). This study did not depict the national scenario. Well designed studies with more sensitive serological methods are recommended to get the epidemiological information of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in our community.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Poverty
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Religion
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Social Class
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Bangladesh
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Unemployment
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Sex Factors
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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