Prevalence of hepatitis C in the adult Mexican population: National Survey of Health and Nutrition 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatitis C is a preventable and treatable disease that has been declared a public health problem. In 2012, the prevalence of HCV serum anti-bodies in the Mexican adult population aged 20 to 49 years was 0·30%.

Methods

We randomly selected a probabilistic sub-sample of 12,389 adults (20+ years) from adults participating in the National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT) 2018 who provided a venous blood sample. Anti-HCV antibodies and HCV RNA were determined for this sub-sample. We estimated the national prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies and the proportion with viral RNA detection and evaluated their association with sociodemographic characteristics for all adults and with sexual behaviours in those aged 20 to 49 years using logistic regression.

Findings

SUBMITTER: Carnalla M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9904100 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature