The prevalence of hepatitis B in Sweden; a statistical serosurvey of 3381 Swedish inhabitants.

Abstract:

:The prevalence of hepatitis B virus markers in the adult Swedish population was investigated according to age, sex, origin and demographic stratum. Sera were collected from 3382 persons in 1990-1. The sera were selected on a statistical basis considered to be representative of the Swedish population from adults aged > or = 18 years. Two of the sera (0.06%) were found to be hepatitis B surface antigen positive. The two hepatitis B carriers were of non-Scandinavian origin as were (8.9%) of those tested. A total of 90 persons had a marker of previous, hepatitis B virus infection, i.e. antibodies against hepatitis B core antigen. Of these, 66 (2.0%) were of Scandinavian origin and 24 (18.1%) from highly endemic areas. The overall hepatitis B virus marker prevalence was 2.7%. The highest age-specific prevalence of hepatitis B markers in those of Scandinavian origin was in those born in 1939 and earlier. In this age-group, women had a significantly higher prevalence (3.6%) than males (1.9%). The lowest prevalence was found in those born in 1970 and later. No significant, age-related differences between younger or older persons, or between men and women, could be found in persons of non-Scandinavian origin. The results showed significant differences in exposure to hepatitis B virus among the indigenous population, compared with those of non-Scandinavian extraction. The results do not support the proposal to include hepatitis B vaccination in the Swedish immunization schedule.

journal_name

Epidemiol Infect

authors

Christenson B,Böttiger M,Grillner L

doi

10.1017/s0950268897007838

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-10-01 00:00:00

pages

221-5

issue

2

eissn

0950-2688

issn

1469-4409

journal_volume

119

pub_type

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