1. The prevalence and related factors of HBV infection among adults in Mianyang
Tingting LIU ; Xiaoting ZHOU ; Wenlong LI ; Youyue PENG ; Xiaojin LIU ; Juan WANG ; Tao REN ; Liping WANG ; Ping YUAN
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2017;51(9):837-842
Objective:
To analyze the prevalence and related factors of HBV infection among people aged 18 years old and above in Mianyang city.
Methods:
A total of 260 950 residents, living in Mianyang city more than 6 months, aging 18 years old and above were employed by multi-stage random sampling method from November 2014 to September 2015. Questionnaire survey was conducted on participants using a self-designed questionnaire, including general demographic characteristics, family history of Hepatitis B, history of Hepatitis B vaccination and history of present illness, etc. 5ml blood was collected from all participants, and the blood samples were detected for HBsAg by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The multivariate unconditional logistic regression was performed to identify the related factors of positive HBsAg.
Results:
Among the 260 950 subjects, 113 184 were males (43.37%), 147 766 were females (56.63%), and the average age was (47.68±17.36) years old. The positive rate of HBsAg was 6.10%(15 822 cases). Subjects who were 25-34 years old (