Seroprevalence of antibodies against herpesvirus type 2 in a female prison population in Mato Grosso

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ID5336385
AuthorsNayara Cristine Marchioro Pereira Siqueira (0000-0002-5446-7496, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso), Viviane Silva De Paula (0000-0002-6314-754X, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Lívia Melo Villar (0000-0001-7644-8969, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Flavia Freitas De Oliveira Bonfim (0000-0003-2816-5176, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Marina Atanaka (0000-0003-3543-3837, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso), Vagner Ferreira Do Nascimento (0000-0002-3355-163X, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso), Mario Millones Espinosa (0000-0002-0461-5673, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso), Ana Cláudia Pereira Terças Trettel (0000-0001-8761-3325, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso)
Year2023
Volume9
Issue2
Pages4069
Publication date2023-07-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSaúde em Redes (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2446-4813 • E-ISSN: 2446-4813
PublisherAssociacao Brasileira da Rede Unida (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18310/2446-4813.2023v9n2.4069
OpenAlexW4384470852
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited5

The objective of this text is to describe the seroprevalence of antibodies against herpes simplex virus 2 in inmates of a female public prison in Mato Grosso. This is a cross-sectional study carried out with biobank data from a survey carried out with women deprived of liberty in a female penitentiary in Tangará da Serra - MT. Data collection was carried out through interviews with 50 women. To determine the seroprevalence of HSV-2 infection, serum samples were analyzed by ELISA in search of IgG antibodies at the Laboratory of Viral Immunology of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - RJ. The HSV-2 seroprevalence found in the evaluated population was 80%, a value much higher than that reported in the general Brazilian population and in other studies with prison populations around the world. The profile of the inmates predominated among young, brown women, with low education, single and with low monthly income. The present study found a high seroprevalence of antibodies against HSV-2 in this population. These data provide important information that can assist in the implementation of effective actions that better prevent and control genital herpes, as well as other STIs in incarcerated populations

Antibody · Environmental health · Geography · Population · Prison · Serology · Seroprevalence · Sociology · Veterinary medicine · Demography · Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments · Medicine · Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies · Immunology · Virology

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