Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection among preconception couples in South China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health threat, and couples of reproductive age comprise a key population in aiming to reduce both the vertical and horizontal transmission of HBV. We aimed to update knowledge on the seroepidemiology status of HBV in Guangdong, China among a large number of couples planning conception, and to identify high-risk subgroups.

Design

A cross-sectional study was performed in Guangdong, China from 2014 to 2017.

Setting

The data were collected from 641 642 couples (1 283 284 individuals) participating in the National Free Preconception Health Examination Project in Guangdong, China from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2017. For each participant, sociodemographic data were obtained and a serum sample was tested for

SUBMITTER: Liang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10277113 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature