title: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) among prostitutes at Dhaka.
abstract: One hundred prostitutes were studied with an aim to acquire more insight on the role of sexual transmission of HBsAg and to detect carrier state among them. All subjects were interviewed and their serum samples were tested for HBsAg by reverse passive haemagglutination method (RPHA). Eleven (11%) of the prostitutes were found to be positive for HBsAg. Their mean age was 19.3 +/- 4.9 years. The mean duration in the profession was 2.5 +/- 1.6 years. Mean number of clients for each woman per 24 hours was 10.7 +/- 1.2. Most of the prostitutes (84%) were lacking knowledge about spread and contact of the disease.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mustafa
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sattar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D011477:Sex Work; D015229:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens