Hepatitis B marker seroprevalence and vaccination coverage in adolescents in the City of Itajaí, State of Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil, in 2008

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Gabriela Chiochetta Tonial²  Ana Maria Passos²  Andréa Do Livramento²  Natália Gazzoni Scaraveli²  Anna Paula De Borba Batschauer¹  Ednéia Casagrande Bueno¹  Álvaro Largura¹  Celso Spada¹  Aricio Treitinger¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Programa de Pós Graduação em Farmácia Florianópolis SC

关键词: Hepatitis B;    Prevalence;    Vaccination;    Hepatite B;    Prevalência;    Vacinação;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822011000400003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B infection constitutes an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Brazil, however, the current epidemiological situation is not clear. Considering the importance of establishing this prevalence, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV markers in voluntary adolescents, junior high (secondary school) students, in the City of Itajaí, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. METHODS: A seroepidemiological, transverse study was conducted with 353 randomly chosen adolescents from elementary school in 2008. Blood samples were analyzed for HBsAg, anti-HBc and anti-HBs. All analyses were conducted by automated microparticle enzyme immunosorbent assay (Abbott®, AxSYM system, Deerfield, IL, USA), according to the manufacturer's instructions. RESULTS: The prevalence of HBsAg was 0.6% (CI 95% 0.1 - 2.0), that of anti-HBc was 1.1% (CI 95% 0.3 - 2.9) and that of detectable anti-HBs was 83.6% (CI 95% 79.3 - 87.3). Hepatitis B vaccination coverage was 97.5% (CI 95% 95.2 - 98.8). CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate the success of the vaccination program against hepatitis B in the region studied and indicate that prevention strategies must be maintained and, if possible, expanded to contribute to the establishment of positive prevalence rates in all age groups.

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