Hepatitis B carrier among married hilltribe women in Northern Thailand

Natchaporn Pichainarong; Wisit Chaveepojnkamjorn; Pipat Luksamijarulkul; Dusit Sujirarat; Tawatchai Keereecamsuk

Hepatitis B carrier among married hilltribe women in Northern Thailand

Natchaporn Pichainarong
, Wisit Chaveepojnkamjorn
, Pipat Luksamijarulkul
, Dusit Sujirarat
, Tawatchai Keereecamsuk

Department of Epidemiology

Mahidol University
Mae Suai District Health Office

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A cross-sectional study of 540 married Akha and Lisaw women of reproductive age was conducted in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand, between June 1^st and August 31^st, 1999, in order to determine the seroprevalence of HBsAg and identify the risk factors for chronic HBsAg carriage. HBsAg was detected by the reverse passive hemagglutination technique (RPHA). Data were obtained by questionnaires and serological testing. There were 164 Lisaws and 376 Akhas: most were illiterate (88.71%) and the annual family income was ≤ 9,999 baht (50.93%). The seroprevalence of HBsAg was 8.15%. Logistic regression analysis, controlling for possible confounding factors, revealed that one to five injections in the year prior to the study increased the risk of HBsAg carriage by a factor of 4.84 (95% CI = 1.42-16.49); more than six injections increased the risk by a factor of 5.84 (95% CI = 1.47-23.18).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	114-119
Number of pages	6
Journal	Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
Volume	34
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Mar 2003

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Hepatitis B carrier among married hilltribe women in Northern Thailand

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