Al-Hadheq Ali Ahmed, Nomaan Majeed Hazzaa, Edrees Wadhah Hassan
Medical Laboratory Department, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Amran University, Amran, Yemen.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Applied Science and Humanities, Amran University, Amran, Yemen.
Sci Rep. 2025 Feb 17;15(1):5819. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-90525-y.
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is the predominant cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide; however, data on HAV prevalence among schoolchildren are limited. This study aimed to investigate HAV seroprevalence among schoolchildren in Amran governorate. This is a cross-sectional study that was carried out among 299 students between October 2023 and July 2024. The blood specimens were collected, and the anti-HAV antibody was detected by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique. Of 299 students screened, the seropositivity rate for HAV was 4 (1.3%). A higher rate of HAV was detected among male students 3 (1.6%), in the age group of 5-8 years 1 (11.1%), and in those whose parents had a secondary certificate 2 (2.3%). Moreover, a higher seroprevalence of HAV was observed among students who drank untreated water (1.6%) and those with a history of hepatitis A infection (6.7%). Additionally, this result revealed that children whose families had a history of HAV infection had the highest risk factors for HAV infection (OR = 8.9667), and those whose family members had an HAV infection (OR = 1.9029). To combat the HAV requires the implementation of preventive measures aimed at improving hygiene and sanitation, advocating widespread vaccination, and a rapid response to outbreaks of the virus.
甲型肝炎病毒(HAV)是全球急性病毒性肝炎的主要病因;然而,关于学龄儿童中HAV流行情况的数据有限。本研究旨在调查阿姆兰省学龄儿童中的HAV血清流行率。这是一项横断面研究,于2023年10月至2024年7月期间对299名学生进行。采集血液标本,并采用酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)技术检测抗HAV抗体。在299名接受筛查的学生中,HAV血清阳性率为4例(1.3%)。在男学生中检测到较高的HAV感染率,为3例(1.6%);在5 - 8岁年龄组中为1例(11.1%);在父母拥有中学学历的学生中为2例(2.3%)。此外,在饮用未经处理水的学生中(1.6%)以及有甲型肝炎感染史的学生中(6.7%)观察到较高的HAV血清流行率。此外,该结果显示,家庭有HAV感染史的儿童感染HAV的风险因素最高(OR = 8.9667),家庭成员有HAV感染的儿童也是如此(OR = 1.9029)。为抗击HAV,需要实施旨在改善卫生和环境卫生、倡导广泛接种疫苗以及对病毒爆发做出快速反应的预防措施。
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