Hepatitis antibody profile of Royal Thai Army nursing students

Trop Med Int Health. 2009 Jun;14(6):609-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02264.x. Epub 2009 Mar 2.

Abstract

We report on a viral hepatitis serosurvey done on 381 nursing students in Bangkok; 360 (94%) were female. The mean age was 20 (+/-3.6) years (range 16-41 years); 143, 92, 86 and 59 students came from Thailand's Central, North, Northeast and South provinces, respectively. The overall prevalence of hepatitis A, B, C and E antibody in the students was 8.9%, 10.8%, 0.5% and 11.5%, respectively. The highest seroprevalence to hepatitis A was observed in cadets from the southern region of Thailand. Seroprevalence rates to hepatitis A and B were less than in other reported studies in Thailand.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Hepatitis Antibodies / blood*
  • Hepatitis, Viral, Human / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Military Personnel / statistics & numerical data*
  • Prevalence
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Students, Nursing / statistics & numerical data*
  • Thailand / epidemiology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Hepatitis Antibodies