High-risk behaviors for hepatitis B and C infections among female sex workers
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C and risk behaviors among 402 female sex workers in Central Brazil were investigated by respondent-driven sampling. METHODS: Blood samples were tested for hepatitis B and C markers by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Two hepat...
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| author | Marco Antonio Moreira Puga Larissa Melo Bandeira Sabrina Moreira dos Santos Weis Fernanda Rodas Pires Fernandes Lisie Souza Castro Tayana Serpa Ortiz Tanaka Grazielli Rocha de Rezende Sheila Araújo Teles Vivianne de Oliveira Landgraf de Castro Paula Guerra Murat Gina Jonasson Mousquer Capelin Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro |
| author_facet | Marco Antonio Moreira Puga Larissa Melo Bandeira Sabrina Moreira dos Santos Weis Fernanda Rodas Pires Fernandes Lisie Souza Castro Tayana Serpa Ortiz Tanaka Grazielli Rocha de Rezende Sheila Araújo Teles Vivianne de Oliveira Landgraf de Castro Paula Guerra Murat Gina Jonasson Mousquer Capelin Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro |
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| description | Abstract INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C and risk behaviors among 402 female sex workers in Central Brazil were investigated by respondent-driven sampling. METHODS: Blood samples were tested for hepatitis B and C markers by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Two hepatitis B vaccination schedules were performed. RESULTS: The prevalence of hepatitis B and C infections were 9.3% and 0.5%, respectively. Susceptibility to hepatitis B infection was observed in 61.5% of subjects. There was no significant difference in adherence index (p=0.52) between vaccination schedules and all participants had protective antibody titers. CONCLUSIONS: This hard-to-reach population requires hepatitis B and C surveillance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3347d9575e14043bd0551ad786ff50e2022-12-22T03:22:11ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-984951219820210.1590/0037-8682-0231-2017S0037-86822018000200198High-risk behaviors for hepatitis B and C infections among female sex workersMarco Antonio Moreira PugaLarissa Melo BandeiraSabrina Moreira dos Santos WeisFernanda Rodas Pires FernandesLisie Souza CastroTayana Serpa Ortiz TanakaGrazielli Rocha de RezendeSheila Araújo TelesVivianne de Oliveira Landgraf de CastroPaula Guerra MuratGina Jonasson Mousquer CapelinAna Rita Coimbra Motta-CastroAbstract INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C and risk behaviors among 402 female sex workers in Central Brazil were investigated by respondent-driven sampling. METHODS: Blood samples were tested for hepatitis B and C markers by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Two hepatitis B vaccination schedules were performed. RESULTS: The prevalence of hepatitis B and C infections were 9.3% and 0.5%, respectively. Susceptibility to hepatitis B infection was observed in 61.5% of subjects. There was no significant difference in adherence index (p=0.52) between vaccination schedules and all participants had protective antibody titers. CONCLUSIONS: This hard-to-reach population requires hepatitis B and C surveillance.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822018000200198&lng=en&tlng=enHepatitis BHepatitis CFemale sex workers |
| spellingShingle | Marco Antonio Moreira Puga Larissa Melo Bandeira Sabrina Moreira dos Santos Weis Fernanda Rodas Pires Fernandes Lisie Souza Castro Tayana Serpa Ortiz Tanaka Grazielli Rocha de Rezende Sheila Araújo Teles Vivianne de Oliveira Landgraf de Castro Paula Guerra Murat Gina Jonasson Mousquer Capelin Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro High-risk behaviors for hepatitis B and C infections among female sex workers Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Female sex workers |
| title | High-risk behaviors for hepatitis B and C infections among female sex workers |
| title_full | High-risk behaviors for hepatitis B and C infections among female sex workers |
| title_fullStr | High-risk behaviors for hepatitis B and C infections among female sex workers |
| title_full_unstemmed | High-risk behaviors for hepatitis B and C infections among female sex workers |
| title_short | High-risk behaviors for hepatitis B and C infections among female sex workers |
| title_sort | high risk behaviors for hepatitis b and c infections among female sex workers |
| topic | Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Female sex workers |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822018000200198&lng=en&tlng=en |
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