Hepatitis C virus prevalence in Belgium
Reliable hepatitis C prevalence estimates are crucial for a good follow-up of the indicators to eliminate hepatitis by 2030 as set by the World Health Organization. In Belgium, no recent national population-based hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence estimate is available. The current study estimat...
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| description | Reliable hepatitis C prevalence estimates are crucial for a good follow-up of the indicators to eliminate hepatitis by 2030 as set by the World Health Organization. In Belgium, no recent national population-based hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence estimate is available. The current study estimated HCV prevalence as part of the first Belgian Health Examination Survey, which was organized in 2018 as a second stage of the sixth Belgian Health Interview Survey. This national population-based cross-sectional study resulted in a weighted national HCV seroprevalence of 0.02% (95% CI 0.00–0.07%). The results show a much lower HCV seroprevalence compared to previous studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-14e62786fe814134afaba6dfb68d97982023-03-09T12:34:19ZengCambridge University PressExperimental Results2516-712X2021-01-01210.1017/exp.2021.20Hepatitis C virus prevalence in BelgiumLuk Van Baelen0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2119-7255Johan Van der Heyden1Martin Michaelis2Department of Epidemiology and public health, Sciensano, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Epidemiology and public health, Sciensano, Brussels, BelgiumUniversity of Kent, School of Biosciences, Canterbury, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, CT2 7NJReliable hepatitis C prevalence estimates are crucial for a good follow-up of the indicators to eliminate hepatitis by 2030 as set by the World Health Organization. In Belgium, no recent national population-based hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence estimate is available. The current study estimated HCV prevalence as part of the first Belgian Health Examination Survey, which was organized in 2018 as a second stage of the sixth Belgian Health Interview Survey. This national population-based cross-sectional study resulted in a weighted national HCV seroprevalence of 0.02% (95% CI 0.00–0.07%). The results show a much lower HCV seroprevalence compared to previous studies.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2516712X21000204/type/journal_articleHepatitis Cseroprevalencecross-sectional studypopulation estimateBelgium |
| spellingShingle | Luk Van Baelen Johan Van der Heyden Martin Michaelis Hepatitis C virus prevalence in Belgium Experimental Results Hepatitis C seroprevalence cross-sectional study population estimate Belgium |
| title | Hepatitis C virus prevalence in Belgium |
| title_full | Hepatitis C virus prevalence in Belgium |
| title_fullStr | Hepatitis C virus prevalence in Belgium |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hepatitis C virus prevalence in Belgium |
| title_short | Hepatitis C virus prevalence in Belgium |
| title_sort | hepatitis c virus prevalence in belgium |
| topic | Hepatitis C seroprevalence cross-sectional study population estimate Belgium |
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