Hepatitis antibody profile of Royal Thai Army nursing students.
We report on a viral hepatitis serosurvey done on 381 nursing students in Bangkok; 360 (94%) were female. The mean age was 20 (+/-3.6) years (range 16-41 years); 143, 92, 86 and 59 students came from Thailand's Central, North, Northeast and South provinces, respectively. The overall prevalence of hepatitis A, B, C and E antibody in the students was 8.9%, 10.8%, 0.5% and 11.5%, respectively. The highest seroprevalence to hepatitis A was observed in cadets from the southern region of Thailand. Seroprevalence rates to hepatitis A and B were less than in other reported studies in Thailand.
Pilakasiri
Chaiyaphruk
C
Analytical Division, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand.
Gibbons
Robert V
RV
Jarman
Richard G
RG
Supyapoung
Somjai
S
Myint
Khin Saw Aye
KS
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies