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Pan Afr Med J ; 20: 120, 2015.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26090068

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis A infection is prevalent in developing countries where sanitation is still a public health issue. In Nigeria, there is no epidemiological data on children for this infection. A community based study was carried out to establish the seroprevalence and predictors of this infection in children. METHODS: A community based cross sectional study was carried out in Akpabuyo local Government Area of Cross River State in southern Nigeria. Multi-staged sampling technique was used to recruit 406 children aged 1-18 years. Blood samples were analysed for anti-HAV total antibody (IgM and IgG) using a commercial Enzyme-Linked Immunoassay Assay(ELISA). A multivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors that independently predicted the occurrence of anti-HAV total antibody. p value of < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: Two hundred and twenty four subjects tested positive for anti-HAV total antibody giving a prevalence rate of 55.2%. The median age for those positive was 9 years and for those without evidence of HAV infection was 4 years. One hundred and one (45.1%) males and 123 (54.9%) females were positive. The study population was mainly of the low social class with 94.1%. After multivariate analysis, predictors of HAV infection were age and social class. CONCLUSION: HAV infection was prevalent in the study population. Educational campaign is imperative and vaccine provision is advocated to further curb the spread of this infection.


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Hepatitis A Antibodies/blood , Hepatitis A/epidemiology , Adolescent , Age Distribution , Catchment Area, Health , Child , Child, Preschool , Cross-Sectional Studies , Developing Countries , Female , Health Services Needs and Demand , Hepatitis A virus/immunology , Humans , Hygiene , Infant , Male , Nigeria/epidemiology , Sanitation , Seroepidemiologic Studies , Sex Distribution , Social Class
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