title: Hepatitis antibody profile of Royal Thai Army nursing students.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Analytical Division, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Chaiyaphruk
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pilakasiri
authors.forename: Robert V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Gibbons
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Jarman
authors.forename: Somjai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Supyapoung
authors.forename: Khin Saw Aye
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Myint
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies