Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C in juvenile detention entrants, Oregon, 1994–1996
Abstract
We tested sera originally collected from 1335 juvenile detention entrants for an HIV study in 1994–1996 for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies; we found that the seroprevalence of HBV and HCV antibody was 2% and 1%, respectively. HBV was associated with Asian race, whereas HCV infection was associated with injection drug use and female gender.
Keywords: Hepatitis B , Epidemiology , Hepatitis C , Epidemiology , Adolescents , Juvenile delinquents
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PII: S1054-139X(04)00441-0
doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.11.129
© 2005 Society for Adolescent Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
