Prevalence of hepatitis B virus markers in a random sample of women from Göteborg, Sweden.
The prevalence of the hepatitis B markers HBsAg, anti-HBc and anti-HBs was studied in 540 women from a randomised sample of women representative of the total population of women in Göteborg, Sweden at the ages of 26, 38 and 50 years. The prevalence of hepatitis B markers was 5.9%. No significant differences were found between the women with hepatitis B markers and the total population concerning education, place of residence during childhood, history of admission to hospital, surgery or blood transfusion, abuse of drugs or alcohol, life-time number of sexual partners or liver function tests. Only 8 of 37 (22%) women with hepatitis B markers had a history of jaundice. We conclude that psychological factors had no strong influence on the prevalence of hepatitis B in Swedish women in general.
Andersson
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Department of Infectious Disease, University of Göteborg, Ostra Hospital, Sweden.
Norkrans
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Bengtsson
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Hällstrom
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011897:Random Allocation; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology
D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens