Prevalence of hepatitis B virus among chronic schizophrenia patients.
East Mediterr Health J
; 7(3): 526-30, 2001 May.
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| ID: mdl-12690775
We aimed to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) among chronic schizophrenia patients in Jordan. Over a period of 12 months, 192 patients (106 male and 86 female) were tested for hepatitis B virus (HBV) by enzyme immunoassay. An equal number of age- and sex-matched healthy controls was also tested. Of the schizophrenia patients, 14 (10 male and 4 female) were positive for HBsAg while only 5 (4 male and 1 female) of the control subjects tested positive. The difference was not statistically significant but it indicates that chronic schizophrenia patients are a risk group for HBV infection and likely to benefit from preventive measures (health education and immunization against HBV).
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Esquizofrenia
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Hepatitis B
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Jordania
Pais de publicación:
Egipto