title: Low prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus in an urban adolescent population.
abstract: We tested 869 subjects attending either an urban adolescent medicine clinic or a school-based clinic for antibody to hepatitis C virus. Demographic data indicated a representative study sample, and behaviors associated with hepatitis C virus transmission. One subject (0.1%) was seropositive for antibody to hepatitis C virus, indicating a very low prevalence of hepatitis C virus exposure in adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Jonas
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Middleman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001900:Boston / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000635:transmission; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012572:School Health Services; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies