Title |
Hepatitis B surface antigen prevalence among 12 393 rural women of childbearing age in Hainan Province, China: a cross-sectional study
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Published in |
Virology Journal, January 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1743-422x-10-25 |
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Authors |
Yu Zhang, Weiming Fang, Lichun Fan, Xiaohui Gao, Yan Guo, Wenming Huang, Yukai Du |
Abstract |
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is highly endemic in China and it threats human health seriously. The hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among women of childbearing age plays an important role in mother to child transmission of HBV, as 30%~50% of chronic carriers can be attributed to maternal-infantile transmission. However, there are few studies which have reported on the prevalence of HBsAg among women of childbearing age in China. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of HBsAg and its associated risk factors among rural women of childbearing age in Hainan, which is the highest hepatitis B virus endemic province in China. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 1 | 50% |
South Africa | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Nigeria | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 40 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 17% |
Student > Bachelor | 5 | 12% |
Student > Master | 4 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 7% |
Researcher | 3 | 7% |
Other | 7 | 17% |
Unknown | 12 | 29% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 34% |
Social Sciences | 4 | 10% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 5% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
Other | 5 | 12% |
Unknown | 14 | 34% |