title: Prevalence of hepatitis A antibodies in southeastern Spain: a population-based study.
abstract: The prevalence of hepatitis A antibodies in the adult population of the Murcia Region (southeast of Spain) was estimated using an anonymous unlinked serosurvey in a population-based sample of 2,203 adults. The overall anti-HAV prevalence was 76.5%. The prevalence increased with age and was higher in individuals living in towns with less than 10,000 inhabitants.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Epidemiología, Consejería de Sanidad y Política Social, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Fulgueiras
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Tormo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Perez-Flores
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chirlaque
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Navarro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology*; D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006507:Hepatovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies