Prevalence of hepatitis A antibodies in southeastern Spain: a population-based study

Eur J Epidemiol. 1997 Jun;13(4):481-3. doi: 10.1023/a:1007397906494.

Abstract

The prevalence of hepatitis A antibodies in the adult population of the Murcia Region (southeast of Spain) was estimated using an anonymous unlinked serosurvey in a population-based sample of 2,203 adults. The overall anti-HAV prevalence was 76.5%. The prevalence increased with age and was higher in individuals living in towns with less than 10,000 inhabitants.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Hepatitis A / blood
  • Hepatitis A / epidemiology*
  • Hepatitis A / immunology*
  • Hepatitis A Antibodies
  • Hepatitis Antibodies / blood*
  • Hepatovirus / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Population Surveillance
  • Prevalence
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Sex Distribution
  • Spain / epidemiology

Substances

  • Hepatitis A Antibodies
  • Hepatitis Antibodies