Hepatitis B prevalence among men who have sex with men in Brazil

• Published in: Tropical medicine and infectious disease Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Motta-Castro, Ana Rita C, Kerr, Lígia, Kendall, Carl, Mota, Rosa S, Guimarães, Mark Drew C, Leal, Andréa Fachel, Merchan-Hamann, Edgar, Dourado, Inês, Veras, Maria Amélia, de Brito, Ana Maria, Pontes, Alexandre Kerr, Macena, Raimunda Hermelinda M, Knauth, Daniela, Lima, Luana N G C, Cavalcante, Socorro, Díaz-Bermúdez, Ximena P, Oliveira, Lisangela C, Magno, Laio, Camillo, Ana Cláudia, Lemos, Marcílio F, Silva, Vanessa Cristina M, Compri, Adriana P, Moreira, Regina Célia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI 01.04.2023; MDPI AG
• Subjects: Age groups; Genotype & phenotype; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B vaccine; Hepatitis B virus; Immunization; Infection; Infections; Medical care; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; MSM; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Prevention; Public health; respondent-driven sampling; Serology; Sexually transmitted diseases; STD; Stigma (Social psychology); Surveys; Transgender persons; Vaccination; Brazil; United States > US; Rio de Janeiro Brazil; respondent-driven sampling; MSM; hepatitis B virus

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a global public health problem and requires specific prevention actions, particularly focusing on the key populations, such as men who have sex with men (MSM). We aimed at assessing the prevalence of HBV infection, among MSM, in a multicity study in Brazil. In 2016, we con...