Taxa de cobertura vacinal com imunização para o vírus da hepatite B.
The hepatitis B virus is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in humans, thus making it a serious public health issue. The purpose of this study was to determine the hepatitis B virus vaccination rate with immunization, the risk of this population group becoming infected before vaccination...
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| author | Henedina Antunes Mónica Macedo Alexandra Estrada |
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| description | The hepatitis B virus is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in humans, thus making it a serious public health issue. The purpose of this study was to determine the hepatitis B virus vaccination rate with immunization, the risk of this population group becoming infected before vaccination and the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection. The study involved randomly analyzing the serum of 311 adolescents of both sexes aged 14 from a total population of 536 adolescents attending schools in Braga, Portugal. A questionnaire was administered to the adolescents and asked them if they had received the Hepatitis B vaccine, how many doses they received, if they had a history of acute hepatitis, drug abuse, whether or not they had had sexual intercourse and if so, if they had used protection. The determination of the hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg), the antibody to HbsAg and the antibody to hepatitis B core antigen was carried out using the chemoluminiscence method. The vaccination rate with immunization was 85.8 %, [95% CI 81.9-89.7%]. The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection was 0.6%, [95% CI 0-1.5%]. Conclusions: The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection was low in this adolescent population of Braga. The vaccination rate with immunization is satisfactory, but does not reach 100%, which means that the risk of transmission is still present in this age group. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0178d12f21264565bbabb6b92d6f891c2022-12-22T02:26:14ZengOrdem dos MédicosActa Médica Portuguesa0870-399X1646-07582004-08-0117410.20344/amp.1095Taxa de cobertura vacinal com imunização para o vírus da hepatite B.Henedina Antunes0Mónica MacedoAlexandra EstradaServiços de Pediatria e de Patologia Clínica. Hospital de São Marcos, Braga.The hepatitis B virus is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in humans, thus making it a serious public health issue. The purpose of this study was to determine the hepatitis B virus vaccination rate with immunization, the risk of this population group becoming infected before vaccination and the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection. The study involved randomly analyzing the serum of 311 adolescents of both sexes aged 14 from a total population of 536 adolescents attending schools in Braga, Portugal. A questionnaire was administered to the adolescents and asked them if they had received the Hepatitis B vaccine, how many doses they received, if they had a history of acute hepatitis, drug abuse, whether or not they had had sexual intercourse and if so, if they had used protection. The determination of the hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg), the antibody to HbsAg and the antibody to hepatitis B core antigen was carried out using the chemoluminiscence method. The vaccination rate with immunization was 85.8 %, [95% CI 81.9-89.7%]. The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection was 0.6%, [95% CI 0-1.5%]. Conclusions: The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection was low in this adolescent population of Braga. The vaccination rate with immunization is satisfactory, but does not reach 100%, which means that the risk of transmission is still present in this age group.https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1095 |
| spellingShingle | Henedina Antunes Mónica Macedo Alexandra Estrada Taxa de cobertura vacinal com imunização para o vírus da hepatite B. Acta Médica Portuguesa |
| title | Taxa de cobertura vacinal com imunização para o vírus da hepatite B. |
| title_full | Taxa de cobertura vacinal com imunização para o vírus da hepatite B. |
| title_fullStr | Taxa de cobertura vacinal com imunização para o vírus da hepatite B. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Taxa de cobertura vacinal com imunização para o vírus da hepatite B. |
| title_short | Taxa de cobertura vacinal com imunização para o vírus da hepatite B. |
| title_sort | taxa de cobertura vacinal com imunizacao para o virus da hepatite b |
| url | https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1095 |
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