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Prevalence of Serological Hepatitis B Markers in a Working Population in Hefei, China

K Seiji

Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Dainohara-4-1, Department of Environmental Health Tohoku University School of Medicine Seiryo-cho 2 Sendai 980, Japan, Hefei Station for Health and Prevention of Infection Hefei, China

O Inoue

Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Dainohara-4-1, Department of Environmental Health Tohoku University School of Medicine Seiryo-cho 2 Sendai 980, Japan, Hefei Station for Health and Prevention of Infection Hefei, China

M Kasahara

Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Dainohara-4-1, Department of Environmental Health Tohoku University School of Medicine Seiryo-cho 2 Sendai 980, Japan, Hefei Station for Health and Prevention of Infection Hefei, China

H Nakatsuka

Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Dainohara-4-1, Department of Environmental Health Tohoku University School of Medicine Seiryo-cho 2 Sendai 980, Japan, Hefei Station for Health and Prevention of Infection Hefei, China

T Watanabe

Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Dainohara-4-1, Department of Environmental Health Tohoku University School of Medicine Seiryo-cho 2 Sendai 980, Japan, Hefei Station for Health and Prevention of Infection Hefei, China

YT Hu

Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Dainohara-4-1, Department of Environmental Health Tohoku University School of Medicine Seiryo-cho 2 Sendai 980, Japan, Hefei Station for Health and Prevention of Infection Hefei, China

JF Wang

Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Dainohara-4-1, Department of Environmental Health Tohoku University School of Medicine Seiryo-cho 2 Sendai 980, Japan, Hefei Station for Health and Prevention of Infection Hefei, China

ZR Wen

Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Dainohara-4-1, Department of Environmental Health Tohoku University School of Medicine Seiryo-cho 2 Sendai 980, Japan, Hefei Station for Health and Prevention of Infection Hefei, China

SQ Li

Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Dainohara-4-1, Department of Environmental Health Tohoku University School of Medicine Seiryo-cho 2 Sendai 980, Japan, Hefei Station for Health and Prevention of Infection Hefei, China

M Ikeda

Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Dainohara-4-1, Department of Environmental Health Tohoku University School of Medicine Seiryo-cho 2 Sendai 980, Japan, Hefei Station for Health and Prevention of Infection Hefei, China

Hepatitis B surface antigen and antibody (HBsAg and anti-HBs, respectively) prevalence was examined by means of solid-phase radioimmunoassay in 503 serum samples obtained from factory workers (230 men and 273 women) in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, China, in 1985. The prevalence of HBsAg-positlve cases was 8% and that of anti-HBs-positive cases was 46%; the overall prevalence rate was 53% when the positivity in either of the two was considered to be indicative of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. There was no significant sex difference in the rate, whereas anti-HBs rate was slightly elevated in accordance with increased age. The review and evaluation of existing data in 14 articles led to a conclusion that the current HBV prevalence among Chinese populations will be in the range of 50% to 60%.

Key Words: Anti-HBs • China • Hepatitis B marker • HBsAg • Prevalence

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, Vol. 1, No. 4, 28-33 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/101053958700100409
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