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Prevalence of chronic hepatitis B in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) affects over 250 million people worldwide. In Papua New Guinea, the prevalence of CHB has been estimated to be over 8%, and it is a leading cause of death. To address this problem, an alliance was formed between the government of Oro Province, a large private employer and a...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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World Health Organization
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8152820/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34046236 http://dx.doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2020.11.3.001 |
Sumario: | Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) affects over 250 million people worldwide. In Papua New Guinea, the prevalence of CHB has been estimated to be over 8%, and it is a leading cause of death. To address this problem, an alliance was formed between the government of Oro Province, a large private employer and an Australian nongovernmental organization, which established a CHB test and treatment programme. Between 2014 and 2019, rapid hepatitis B surface antigen testing was performed on 4068 individuals in Oro Province. The crude prevalence rate was 12.98% and was significantly higher in males (15.26%) than females (10.94%) (P < 0.001). The rate was 4.72% among children aged 10 years and under, 12.81% among women of childbearing age (19–35 years) and 18.48% among health-care workers. These results indicate that the rates of vaccination at birth and later among women of childbearing age and health-care workers must be improved to prevent transmission of CHB. |
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