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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Hepatitis a, b, and delta infection in ethiopia: A serologic survey with demographic data
American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 123, No. 2, Year 1986
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Description
A total of 500 individuals from five different regions of Ethiopia were studied. Demographic and clinical data were recorded and serologic tests were carried out to detect antigen and antibody markers of hepatitis B virus, hepatitis A virus, and the delta agent. Data on the economic status, number of rooms per household, number of persons per household, type of water supply, and mode of excreta disposal revealed that the majority of the population surveyed lived with economic hardship, overcrowding and poor hygiene. Only 36 persons gave a past history of jaundice. The mean carrier rate of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was 6.2%, the mean overall hepatitis B virus marker prevalence was 42%, and in those over 14 years of age it was 76%. Among those who were positive for HB5Ag, there was a tendency for hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) to decrease and the corresponding antibody (anti-HBe) to increase with advancing age. No woman more than 15 years of age had demonstrable hepatitis B e antigen in serum. Antibody to hepatitis A virus was detected in 84%. Three HB5Ag-positive individuals were found to have antibody to the delta agent. © 1986 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health.
Authors & Co-Authors
Tsega, Edemariam
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
School of Medicine
Mengesha, Biru
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
School of Medicine
Hansson, Bengt Göran
Sweden, Lund
Lunds Universitet
Lindberg, Johan
Sweden, Gothenburg
Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset
Nordenfelt, Erik
Sweden, Lund
Lunds Universitet
Statistics
Citations: 73
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114243
ISSN:
00029262
Research Areas
Environmental
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Ethiopia
Participants Gender
Female