Hepatitis B examination and recognition change after 1 year in girls' high school students
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine
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: 1271-1278, 2001.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Korea Academy of Family Medicine recommands HBsAb and HBsAb test in youth health promotion program. Adequate management are necessary for prevention of vertical transmission at perinatal period, especially girls' high school students as a future's conceivable woman. Health examination program for the first grade students of high school which was established by the Educational Ministry has been acted since 1998. So, through the students health examination we'd like to find an adequate method of prevention and management in hepatitis B.METHODS:
Our study examines HBs Ag/Ab about girls' high school students at two high schools in a city. According to the results of hepatitis B, active intervention in carrier group, passive intervention in candidate were done. And then a year later, hepatitis B management was investigated through the questionnaire.RESULTS:
In active intervention group, regular check up of hepatitis B is 21.4%, hepatitis B blood test in family is 39.3% and in passive intervention group, hepatitis B vaccination rate after health examiantion is 9.1%.CONCLUSION:
More active intervention such as mass vaccination are required in health examination for the purpose of hepatitis B management at youth.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Mass Vaccination
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Vaccination
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Health Promotion
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Hematologic Tests
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Hepatitis
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Hepatitis B
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Korea
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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