Trends in hepatitis B prevalence and associated risk factors among Indigenous and non‐Indigenous prison entrants in Australia, 2004 to 2013

Trends in hepatitis B prevalence and associated risk factors among Indigenous and non‐Indigenous prison entrants in Australia, 2004 to 2013

Abstract Objective: This study describes and compares prevalence trends of markers for hepatitis B (HBV) from 2004 to 2013 and HBV risk factors between Indigenous and non‐Indigenous prison entrants. Methods: A cross‐sectional survey carried out over two weeks in 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2013 in receptio...

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Main Authors: Tayla Coles, Paul Simpson, Dina Saulo, John Kaldor, Alun Richards, Michael Levy, Christopher Wake, Deborah Anne Siddall, Mary Ellen Harrod, Azar Kariminia, Tony Butler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
prison
Indigenous health
viral hepatitis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12870

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