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

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 a...