title: [Medico-social aspects in the prevention of viral hepatitis B and C in young people and adolescents].
abstract: The prevalence of viral hepatites B and C (HVB and HVC) among young people and adolescents in the Astrakhan region was evaluated. During recent 5 years, the incidence of HVB increased from 27.3 to 44.14 cases (1994-1999) per 100,000 population, that of HVC from 1.6 to 24.4 cases per 100,000. The majority of patients were young people and adolescents at the age of 15-29 years (67.1% HVB and 70.2% HVC). Increased disease incidence in this group is explained by activation of sexual transmission and increase in the number of patients infected through intravenous drug use. Problems in prevention of HVB and HVC are discussed.
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Martova
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Sal'ko
authors.lastname: Boĭko
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Akhmerova
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Lukashina
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D006293:Health Promotion; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology