Analysis of the association between areal socioeconomic deprivation levels and viral hepatitis B and C infections in Japanese municipalities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We investigated the association between municipal socioeconomic deprivation levels and the positivity of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among individuals who have never participated in hepatitis screening using Japanese national screening data.

Methods

The hepatitis virus screening data analyzed included the 5-year age group-specific number of participants aged 40 years or older, number of HBsAg-positive persons, and number of HCV carriers for each municipality from 2013 to 2017. Principal component analysis was used to derive a socioeconomic deprivation level using the socioeconomic characteristics of municipalities. Bayesian spatial Poisson regression analysis was conducted to investigate the association between

SUBMITTER: Okui T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8991792 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature