What is the Role of the Horizontal Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Young Adult and Middle-Aged Roma Population Living in the Settlements in East Slovakia
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Background : The aim of our work is to objectify the manner of transmission of HBV infection in young adult and middle-aged Roma people who live in the settlements. Methods : We used data from the cross-sectional study HepaMeta. We analyzed Roma people living in the settlements in East Slovakia, who have had HBsAg and anti HBc IgG antibodies examined. Results : We analyzed a cohort of 452 Roma participants with a mean of age 34.67 ± 9.14 years-159 (35.2%) were males. HBsAg positivity was diagnosed in 12.4% and the presence of anti HBc IgG antibodies was confirmed in 52% of participants. Prevalence of HBsAg positivity increases significantly with higher age, ( p = 0.026), as well as the presence of anti HBc IgG antibodies ( p Conclusions : These findings allow us to express an opinion that horizontal transmission in adulthood may play an important role in the spreading of HBV infection
Antibody · Environmental health · Geography · HBsAg · Hepatitis B · Hepatitis B virus · Human settlement · Population · Transmission (telecommunications · Virus · Young adult · Demography · Hepatitis B Virus Studies · Hepatitis C virus research · Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment · Medicine · Gerontology · Immunology · Virology
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