title: Prevalence of HBsAg among residents of social assistance homes in Podlaskie Province (northeastern Poland).
abstract: Residents of stationary long-term care institutions may be at increased risk for hepatitis B virus infection. The study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of HBsAg among residents of social assistance homes, to identify risk factors for HBV transmission and to assess the need for prevaccination screening for HBV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Community Nursing, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland. schlabicz@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chlabicz
authors.forename: Wiesława
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mojsa
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Owłasiuk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens