Prevalence, risk factors and hepatitis B immunization: helping fill the gap on hepatitis B epidemiology among homeless people, Goiânia, Central Brazil
Data are limited in Brazil on hepatitis B infection among homeless individuals, a marginalized population with high risk of sexually transmissible infections (STI), including hepatitis B. The aim of this study was to investigate hepatitis B epidemiology in homeless persons lodged in a public shelter...
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| author | Paulie Marcelly Ribeiro dos Santos Carvalho Marcos André de Matos Regina Maria Bringel Martins Raquel Silva Pinheiro Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano Márcia Maria de Souza Megmar Aparecida dos Santos Carneiro Sheila Araujo Teles |
| author_facet | Paulie Marcelly Ribeiro dos Santos Carvalho Marcos André de Matos Regina Maria Bringel Martins Raquel Silva Pinheiro Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano Márcia Maria de Souza Megmar Aparecida dos Santos Carneiro Sheila Araujo Teles |
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| description | Data are limited in Brazil on hepatitis B infection among homeless individuals, a marginalized population with high risk of sexually transmissible infections (STI), including hepatitis B. The aim of this study was to investigate hepatitis B epidemiology in homeless persons lodged in a public shelter in Goiânia, Central Brazil. From August 2014 to June 2015, 353 individuals were interviewed and tested for markers of HBV infection. Overall HBV prevalence was 21.8% (95%CI: 17,82-26,41), and 19,5% (95%CI: 15,75-24,0) showed a serological profile of previous HBV vaccination. Older individuals (> 50 years), blacks, and homosexuals or bisexuals showed increased exposure to HBV. The low frequency of individuals immunized against HBV, high social vulnerability, and risk behaviors emphasize the need for health services administrators to provide more opportunities for HBV vaccination in this target population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72d201a414394b95aed9a5f46edefbe22022-12-21T18:48:26ZengEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo CruzCadernos de Saúde Pública1678-446433710.1590/0102-311x00109216S0102-311X2017000705013Prevalence, risk factors and hepatitis B immunization: helping fill the gap on hepatitis B epidemiology among homeless people, Goiânia, Central BrazilPaulie Marcelly Ribeiro dos Santos CarvalhoMarcos André de MatosRegina Maria Bringel MartinsRaquel Silva PinheiroKarlla Antonieta Amorim CaetanoMárcia Maria de SouzaMegmar Aparecida dos Santos CarneiroSheila Araujo TelesData are limited in Brazil on hepatitis B infection among homeless individuals, a marginalized population with high risk of sexually transmissible infections (STI), including hepatitis B. The aim of this study was to investigate hepatitis B epidemiology in homeless persons lodged in a public shelter in Goiânia, Central Brazil. From August 2014 to June 2015, 353 individuals were interviewed and tested for markers of HBV infection. Overall HBV prevalence was 21.8% (95%CI: 17,82-26,41), and 19,5% (95%CI: 15,75-24,0) showed a serological profile of previous HBV vaccination. Older individuals (> 50 years), blacks, and homosexuals or bisexuals showed increased exposure to HBV. The low frequency of individuals immunized against HBV, high social vulnerability, and risk behaviors emphasize the need for health services administrators to provide more opportunities for HBV vaccination in this target population.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2017000705013&lng=en&tlng=enHepatitis BImmunizationHomeless Persons |
| spellingShingle | Paulie Marcelly Ribeiro dos Santos Carvalho Marcos André de Matos Regina Maria Bringel Martins Raquel Silva Pinheiro Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano Márcia Maria de Souza Megmar Aparecida dos Santos Carneiro Sheila Araujo Teles Prevalence, risk factors and hepatitis B immunization: helping fill the gap on hepatitis B epidemiology among homeless people, Goiânia, Central Brazil Cadernos de Saúde Pública Hepatitis B Immunization Homeless Persons |
| title | Prevalence, risk factors and hepatitis B immunization: helping fill the gap on hepatitis B epidemiology among homeless people, Goiânia, Central Brazil |
| title_full | Prevalence, risk factors and hepatitis B immunization: helping fill the gap on hepatitis B epidemiology among homeless people, Goiânia, Central Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence, risk factors and hepatitis B immunization: helping fill the gap on hepatitis B epidemiology among homeless people, Goiânia, Central Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence, risk factors and hepatitis B immunization: helping fill the gap on hepatitis B epidemiology among homeless people, Goiânia, Central Brazil |
| title_short | Prevalence, risk factors and hepatitis B immunization: helping fill the gap on hepatitis B epidemiology among homeless people, Goiânia, Central Brazil |
| title_sort | prevalence risk factors and hepatitis b immunization helping fill the gap on hepatitis b epidemiology among homeless people goiania central brazil |
| topic | Hepatitis B Immunization Homeless Persons |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2017000705013&lng=en&tlng=en |
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