Racial/ethnic disparities in the prevalence and awareness of Hepatitis B virus infection and immunity in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the United States is the most common among Asians followed by non-Hispanic blacks. However, there have been few studies that describe HBV infection and immunity by racial group. Our study aimed to assess racial/ethnic disparities in the prevalence and awareness of HBV infection and immunity using nationally representative data. In the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2014, 14 722 persons had HBV serology testing. We estimated the prevalence of HBV infection, past exposure, and immunity by selected characteristics and calculated adjusted odds ratios using survey-weighted generalized logistic regression. Awareness of infection and vaccination history was also investigated. The overall prevalence of chronic HBV infection, past exposure

SUBMITTER: Kim HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5638673 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature