Chronic hepatitis B in remote, tropical Australia; successes and challenges.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians living in remote locations suffer disproportionately from chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Defining the temporospatial epidemiology of the disease-and assessing the ability of local clinicians to deliver optimal care-is crucial to improving patient outcomes in these settings.

Methods

The demographic, laboratory and radiology findings in all patients diagnosed with CHB after 1990, and presently residing in remote Far North Queensland (FNQ), tropical Australia, were correlated with their management and clinical course.

Results

Of the 602 patients, 514 (85%) identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 417 (69%) of whom had Torres Strait Islander heritage. Among the 514 Aboriginal and Torres Str

SUBMITTER: Hanson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7470305 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature