Changes in the age-specific prevalence of hepatitis A virus antibodies: a 10-year cohort study in Jinju, South Korea.
The changing patterns in seroprevalence rates of hepatitis A virus antibodies among children and adolescents from 1988 to 1997 reflect the cohort effects that occurred over 10 years in South Korea. Our results suggest that the majority of adolescents and young adults are at risk of symptomatic hepatitis A virus infection and morbidity.
Park
Chan-Hoo
CH
Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Sciences, Jinju, South Korea.
Cho
Yun-Kyeong
YK
Park
Ji-Hoe
JH
Jun
Jin-Su
JS
Park
Eun-Sil
ES
Seo
Ji-Hyun
JH
Lim
Jae-Young
JY
Woo
Hyang-Ok
HO
Youn
Hee-Shang
HS
Ko
Gyung-Hyuck
GH
Kang
Hyung-Lyun
HL
Baik
Seung-Cheol
SC
Lee
Woo-Kon
WK
Cho
Myung-Je
MJ
Rhee
Kwang-Ho
KH
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies