Hepatitis B infection in the general population of China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 811 - 10
• Main Authors: Wang, Huai, Men, Peixuan, Xiao, Yufeng, Gao, Pei, Lv, Min, Yuan, Qianli, Chen, Weixin, Bai, Shuang, Wu, Jiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 18.09.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adults; Analysis; Antiviral agents; Care and treatment; China; Confidence intervals; Epidemiology; Females; Hepatitis; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B surface antigen; Hepatitis B vaccines; Heterogeneity; Infection; Infections; Males; Medical research; Meta-analysis; Metropolitan areas; Population; Population statistics; Prevalence; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Public health; Quality assessment; Quality control; Quality of life; Risk factors; Rural areas; Seroepidemiology; Statistics; Systematic review; Urban areas; Vaccination; Vaccines; Viruses; China

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health problem in China. Over a decade has passed since the last National Hepatitis Seroepidemiological Survey was conducted in 2006. The lack of updated data on hepatitis B in China makes assessing the current prevalence and burden of the disease...