Hull H F, Lyons L H, Mann J M, Hadler S C, Steece R, Skeels M R
Am J Public Health. 1985 Oct;75(10):1213-4. doi: 10.2105/ajph.75.10.1213.
A study was conducted to determine the incidence of hepatitis B (HB) in a prison population. Forty-seven per cent of 455 male prisoners had evidence of past HB infection. HB seropositivity was most strongly correlated with: 1) a history of IV drug abuse; 2) age; 3) total time in any prison; and 4) race. During a one-year study period there were no clinical cases of HB in the prison and the seroconversion rate was 0.8 per cent among prisoners still incarcerated.
开展了一项研究以确定监狱人群中乙型肝炎(HB)的发病率。455名男性囚犯中有47%有既往HB感染的证据。HB血清阳性与以下因素的相关性最强:1)静脉注射毒品滥用史;2)年龄;3)在任何一所监狱的总服刑时间;4)种族。在为期一年的研究期间,监狱中没有HB临床病例,仍被监禁的囚犯中血清转化率为0.8%。