Hepatitis B and C virus markers among new entrant medical students.
Ceylon Med J
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1999 Sep; 44(3): 120-2
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| ID: sea-49179
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To investigate the presence of hepatitis B and C virus markers in new entrant medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya.METHOD:
456 students (mean age 24 years, SD 3.5, 257 men) were investigated before they were exposed to clinical work, using a questionnaire to assess sociodemographic factors and possible risk factors for contracting hepatitis B or C. Blood samples were tested for HBs Ag and anti HBs (n = 456), and anti-HCV (n = 162 randomly selected samples) with a third generation sandwich radioimmunoassay technique.RESULTS:
The students were from 20 of the 25 districts in the country, although their distribution was not inform. A past history of hepatitis or jaundice was obtained from 24 (5.3%) and 6 (1.3%) students respectively. None of them had been vaccinated against hepatitis B. At least one risk factor for hepatitis B or C was present in 32 (7%) of them. None of the samples were positive for HBsAg or anti-HCV, and only two (0.44%) were positive for anti-HBs.CONCLUSION:
Our results support the view that exposure to hepatitis B and C seems to be uncommon in this country, at least up to young adulthood. As most new entrant medical students are not immune to these infections there is a strong case to vaccinate them against hepatitis B before they are exposed to clinical work.
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Asunto principal:
Sri Lanka
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Estudiantes de Medicina
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Biomarcadores
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Estudios Transversales
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Antígenos de la Hepatitis C
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Adulto
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Antígenos de la Hepatitis B
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Ceylon Med J
Año:
1999
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