title: [The risk of becoming infected with hepatitis B and C viruses in the pupils of children's boarding schools].
abstract: The risk of contamination of 487 inmates of 5 boarding schools at northwestern Ukraine with hepatitis B (HB) and hepatitis C (HC) viruses was analyzed and the role of some factors facilitating the spread of these infections among the inmates of such schools was shown. In 28.3 +/- 2.2% of the inmates the presence of HB markers was detected, while these markers occurred only in 7.2 +/- 1.9% of children attending open schools. During the survey of the child population the presence of HB markers was detected in 8.0 +/- 1.1%, which was significantly lower than among the inmates of boarding schools (p < 0.001). Among such markers, HBsAg was detected in 8.3 +/- 0.5% of the inmates and in 1.6 +/- 0.5% of other children living in the area. Among inmates with CNS pathology the sum of markers was significantly higher than in inmates without such pathology (52.9 +/- 3.8%). The occurrence of the markers was shown to depend on the duration of staying in a boarding school and on the presence of the source of infection in the collective. Anti-HCV were detected in 1.4 +2- 0.6% of the inmates of boarding schools and in 0.5 +/- 0.3% of the whole child population.
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Schastnyĭ
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Muliar
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Kuzin
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sharlaĭ
authors.forename: Zh K
authors.initials: ZhK
authors.lastname: Sapego
authors.forename: Iu T
authors.initials: IuT
authors.lastname: Denisenko
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mikhal'chuk
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Shakhgil'dian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014455:Ukraine / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies
vernacular_title: Risk infitsirovanii virusami gepatitov B i C vospitannikov detskikh internatnykh uchrezhdeniĭ.