Investigation on infection status of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus in healthy adult group in Xi′an City
10.3969/j.issn.1673-4130.2015.18.017
- VernacularTitle:西安市健康成人乙、丙型肝炎病毒感染状况及流行病学分析
- Author:
Tao ZHANG
;
Jing WANG
;
Yongchang WU
;
Hai ZOU
;
Ruiqing XING
;
Daorong PENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hepatitis B virus;
hepatitis C virus;
healthy adults;
infection rate;
epidemiology
- From:
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2015;(18):2656-2658
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the infection status of hepatitis B virus(HBV) and hepatitis C virus(HCV) in healthy adult in Xi′an ,in order to provide references for hepatitis prevention and health education .Methods A total of 1 052 healthy adults from 10 communities in Xi′an were collected by using multistage stratified random sampling method .HBV serum markers and anti‐HCV antibody were detected ,and characteristics of distribution of HBV and HCV infection were analysed .Results A total of 37 adults were observed with positive hepatitis B surface antigen(HBsAg) ,the total positive rate was 3 .52% ,and the positive rate of male and female was 4 .08% and 3 .07% respectively ,no statistically significant difference was found between male and female(P>0 .05) .Apart from male adults aged 30 - < 40 and 40 - < 50 ,there were no statistically significant differences between each age groups in male and female ,and between female and male in the same age groups(P> 0 .05) .A total of 31 adults were observed with HBsAg ,hepatitis B e antibody (HBeAg)and hepatitis B core antibody(HBcAb) positive ,the positive rate was 2 .95% .The positive rate of hepatitis B surface antibody(HBsAb) was 54 .18% .Serological patterns between different gender had no statistically signifi‐cant differences(P>0 .05) .A total of 9 adults(0 .86% ) were observed with positive anti‐HCV antibody ,and the positive rate of male and female was 0 .64% and 1 .02% respectively ,no statistically significant difference was found between male and female(P>0 .05) .Conclusion Healthy adults in Xi′an have relatively low infection rates of HBV and HCV ,while for the control of hepatitis B and hepatitis C ,further strengthening the health education ,improving awareness of prevention and routine monitoring infectious dis‐eases and vaccination may still be necessary .
