Prevalence of hepatitis B and associated factors in prisoners/Prevalência de hepatite B e fatores associados em internos de sistema prisional

• Published in: Acta paulista de enfermagem Vol. 30; no. 1; p. 66
• Main Authors: Silva, Andréia Alves de Sena, de Araújo, Telma Maria Evangelista, Teles, Sheila Araújo, Magalhães, Rosilane de Lima Brito, Andrade, Elaine Leite Rangel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sao Paulo Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Age; AIDS; Alcoholic beverages; Beverages; Cities; Color; Computer programs; Condoms; Data collection; Data processing; Disease transmission; Drug abuse; Epidemiology; Gender; Health risks; Hepatitis; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B surface antigen; Hepatitis C; Immunization; Independent variables; Infections; Mate selection; Nursing; Overcrowding; Population studies; Prisoners; Prisons; Public health; Risk factors; Risk taking; Serological tests; Sexual behavior; Sexual intercourse; Skin; Social sciences; Statistical analysis; Tuberculosis; Vaccines
• ISSN: 0103-2100; 1982-0194
• DOI: 10.1590/1982-0194201700010

To estimate the prevalence of HBsAg marker in prisoners of the Brazilian prison system, correlating it to associated factors. An epidemiological, cross-sectional study was conducted in prison units with closed or semi-open regime (n=12), totaling 2,131 participant prisoners. Data were collected in an interview, followed by rapid testing for Hepatitis B (HBsAg). Simple, bivariate and multivariate descriptive analyses were carried out, with the use of logistic regression with the p value settled at 0.05. The prevalence of positive HBsAg was 0.5%, with a statistically significant association with the variables "does not like to wear condoms" (ORa=3.63) and "does not know how to prevent sexually transmissible diseases" (ORa=5.02). The estimated prevalence was equal to or lower than that found in the general population of the country and the results proved that there are factors statistically associated with the prevalence of HBsAg positivity in the studied population.