Incidence of hepatitis B in the penitentiary of New Mexico

A study was conducted to determine the incidence of hepatitis B (HB) in a prison population. Forty-seven per cent of 455 male prisoners had evidence of past HB infection. HB seropositivity was most strongly correlated with: 1) a history of IV drug abuse; 2) age; 3) total time in any prison; and 4) r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 1985-10, Vol.75 (10), p.1213-1214
Hauptverfasser:	Hull, H F, Lyons, L H, Mann, J M, Hadler, S C, Steece, R, Skeels, M R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Factors Aged Biological and medical sciences Continental Population Groups Epidemiologic Methods Hepatitis - complications Hepatitis B - blood Hepatitis B - epidemiology Hepatitis B - etiology Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - isolation & purification hepatitis B virus Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Middle Aged New Mexico Prisoners Risk Substance-Related Disorders Tattooing Time Factors Transfusion Reaction Viral diseases Viral hepatitis
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Zusammenfassung:	A study was conducted to determine the incidence of hepatitis B (HB) in a prison population. Forty-seven per cent of 455 male prisoners had evidence of past HB infection. HB seropositivity was most strongly correlated with: 1) a history of IV drug abuse; 2) age; 3) total time in any prison; and 4) race. During a one-year study period there were no clinical cases of HB in the prison and the seroconversion rate was 0.8 per cent among prisoners still incarcerated.
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.75.10.1213