title: The epidemiology of hepatitis B infections in a poly-ethnic population.
abstract: Hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg) was found in 5% and hepatitis B antibody (anti-HBs) in 33% of male blood donors from different ethnic groups in Paramaribo, Surinam. Among these ethnic groups only blood donors of Indonesian origin had a higher prevalence of both HBsAg and anti-HBs. The Indonesian donors may acquire this antigen and antibody at an earlier age than donors of Creole origin or of the Mixed ethnic group.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D000367:Age Factors; D002353:Carrier State; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007214:Indonesia / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013532:Suriname
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies