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Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection in Mongolian children: Findings from a nationwide survey by Dr. Dambadarjaa Davaalkham; Toshiyuki Ojima; Pagvajav Nymadawa; Ritei Uehara; Makoto Watanabe; Izumi Oki; Yosikazu Nakamura is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Although the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the major causes of chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Mongolia, its prevalence among children and routes of transmission are largely unknown. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies and the possible risk factors for transmission among school children using representative national data. A nationwide cross-sectional survey among elementary school children was conducted in four main geographical regions and the metropolitan area of Mongolia, through multistage, stratified, random cluster sampling. Serum samples from 1,145 children (response rate, 93%; 592 boys and 553 girls; age range, 7-12 years), which represented nearly 2% of the second grade population in Mongolia, were tested for HCV antibodies with a third-generation immunoradiometric assay (IRMA). Positive samples were further evaluated by a third-generation immunoblot assay (RIBA). A standardized questionnaire concerning the socio-demographic characteristics and potential risk factors was used. Overall, seven subjects were confirmed to be anti-HCV seropositive, giving a prevalence of 0.6% (95% CI: 0.15-1.0%). The
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- Author
- Dr. Dambadarjaa Davaalkham; Toshiyuki Ojima; Pagvajav Nymadawa; Ritei Uehara; Makoto Watanabe; Izumi Oki; Yosikazu Nakamura
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0146-6615)
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)