Horizontal transmission of HBV infection among students in Turkey

In this study, the HBsAg carrier state and the role of horizontal transmission were investigated among primary and high school students in southeastern Anatolia where HBsAg seropositivity is remarkably high. In total, 350 students from primary school first grade, 350 students from fifth grade, 400 s...

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Published in:Public health (London) 2000, Vol.114 (5), p.411-412
Main Authors: Değertekin, H, Tuzcu, A, Yalçin, K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anti-HBs
HBsAg
horizontal transmission
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Summary:In this study, the HBsAg carrier state and the role of horizontal transmission were investigated among primary and high school students in southeastern Anatolia where HBsAg seropositivity is remarkably high. In total, 350 students from primary school first grade, 350 students from fifth grade, 400 students from high school eleventh grade and 400 healthy adults as a control group were studied. In all cases HBsAg and anti-HBs were screened by ELISA. HBsAg positivity was 2.4% in first grade, 6.1% in fifth and 6.7% in eleventh grade students. Anti-HBs positivity was 14% in first grade, 20% in fifth and 21% in eleventh grade students. HBsAg positivity was 9% and anti-HBs, 49% in the control group. There is a significant difference between first and fifth grade students for HBsAg positivity (2.1% vs 6.1% and P0.05). There is also a similar statistically significant difference for anti-HBs positivity during the primary school years (14% vs 20%, P
ISSN:0033-3506
1476-5616
DOI:10.1038/sj.ph.1900684