INTERMEDIATE ENDEMICITY OF HEPATITIS A VIRUS INFECTION IN RURAL SETTLEMENT PROJECTS OF SOUTHWEST GOIÁS, BRAZIL

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Raquel Silva Pinheiro¹  Lyriane Apolinário De AraÚjo¹  Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano¹  Marcos André De Matos¹  Megmar Aparecida Dos Santos Carneiro¹  Sheila Araújo Teles¹ 

关键词: Hepatitis A;    Prevalence;    Squatter settlements;    Hepatite A;    Prevalência;    Assentamentos rurais;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-28032015000300009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundRural populations present an elevated risk of exposure to hepatitis A virus.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence and risk factors associated with hepatitis A virus infection among residents of rural settlement projects of southwest Goiás, Central Brazil.MethodsA total of 466 residents were interviewed and tested for the detection of anti- hepatitis A virus antibodies by ELISA.ResultsThe global prevalence of anti- hepatitis A virus was 82.2%. In individuals aged 5-9 years and 10-19 years, the prevalence was 15% and 58.8%, respectively. Persons in the 10-19 age group, with a history of life in encampments, with more than five people per residence consuming well water, were predictors for exposure to hepatitis A virus.ConclusionOur results suggest that the hepatitis A virus endemicity in rural settlements in southwest Goiás similar to that found in the urban population of the Midwest Region, confirming the implementation of universal hepatitis A vaccination in children.

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