Mortality risk in migrant and non-migrant individuals with chronic hepatitis B virus infection: a French hospital-based cohort study (ANRS CO22 HEPATHER).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Migrants in Europe are disproportionately affected by hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, especially those coming from endemic countries. We aimed to determine whether migrant status was associated with all-cause mortality risk in people living with chronic HBV infection integrated into a hospital-based care pathway in France.

Methods

We analysed clinical and socio-behavioural data collected over 8 years of follow-up among patients with chronic HBV infection enrolled in the French prospective multicentre cohort ANRS CO22 HEPATHER. Migrant status was tested as a binary variable (non-migrants versus migrants) and according to three categories (low, moderate, and high) of HBV endemicity in the migrants' region of birth. The association between migrant status and all-c

SUBMITTER: Lotto M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12220402 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature