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Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus in Addis Ababa Ethiopia: transmission patterns and vaccine control
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Abebe, A., Nokes, D. James, Dejene, A., Enquselassie, F., Messele, T. and Cutts, Felicity (2003) Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus in Addis Ababa Ethiopia: transmission patterns and vaccine control. Epidemiology and Infection, Vol.13 (No.1). pp. 757-770. doi:10.1017/S0950268803008574 ISSN 0950-2688.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268803008574
Abstract
A community-based seroepidemiological survey of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was conducted in 1994 to inform on the transmission dynamics and control of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Venous blood from 4736 individuals under 50 years of age from 1262 households, selected using stratified cluster-sampling, was screened for HBV markers using commercial ELISAs. HBsAg prevalence was 7% (95% CI 6–8), higher in males (9%; 7–10) than females (5%; 4–6). HBeAg prevalence in HBsAg positives was 23% (18–29), and less than 1% of women of childbearing age were HBeAg positive. Overall HBV seroprevalence (any marker), rose steadily with age to over 70% in 40–49 year olds, indicating significant childhood and adult transmission. Estimated instantaneous incidence was 3–4/100 susceptibles/year, higher in males than females in 0–4 year olds, and peaking in early childhood and young adults. The age at which 50% had evidence of infection was around 20 years, and the herd immunity threshold is approximated at 63–77%. Addis Ababa is of intermediate-high HBV endemicity, with negligible perinatal transmission. Our main findings are the identification of a significant difference between males and females in the age-acquisition of HBV infection, and marked differences between age groups in HBV incidence rates. These results should target future research studies of underlying risk factors. Furthermore, we generate a crude estimate of the level of coverage of HBV vaccine that would be required to eliminate the virus from the study population.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RB Pathology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) > Biological Sciences ( -2010) | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Hepatitis B -- Ethiopia, Epidemiology -- Research -- Ethiopia, Hepatitis B -- Vaccination -- Ethiopia, Public health -- Research -- Ethiopia, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) -- Social conditions | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Epidemiology and Infection | ||||
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||
ISSN: | 0950-2688 | ||||
Official Date: | August 2003 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.13 | ||||
Number: | No.1 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 757-770 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1017/S0950268803008574 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
Funder: | Wellcome Trust (London, England) | ||||
Grant number: | 039056 (Wellcome) |
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