在卡塔尔的移徙工人中,B型肝炎和C型肝炎病毒的流行率
Gheyath K Nasrallah1,2, Hiam Chemaitelly3,4,5, Ahmed I A Ismail6
1Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. gheyath.nasrallah@qu.edu.qa.
Scientific reports
|May 17, 2024
概括
在卡塔尔的移民工人中,乙型肝炎病毒 (HBV) 感染率低 (0.4%),而C型肝炎病毒 (HCV) 感染率中等 (0.8%). 国籍和职业是HCV流行的主要因素.
科学领域:
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 关于移民人口中病毒性肝炎的流行情况的数据有限.
- 移徙工匠和手工工人 (CMWs) 占卡塔尔人口的很大一部分.
- 了解这种人口群体中的病毒性肝炎负担对于公共卫生干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查当前乙型肝炎病毒 (HBV) 感染的患病率.
- 为了确定终身型肝炎病毒 (HCV) 感染的患病率.
- 探索人口和职业因素与卡塔尔CMWs中的HBV/HCV感染之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 基于人口的横截面调查,使用来自全国COVID-19调查的血清.
- 检测HBsAg (HBV) 和HCV抗体,并对反应性样本进行确认检测.
- 后勤回归分析以确定与HBV和HCV感染的显著关联.
主要成果:
- 当前HBV感染的患病率为0.4% (95%CI为0.2-0.7%),与教育和职业相关.
- 终身HCV感染的发病率为0.8% (95%CI为0.5-1.2%),埃及人和巴基斯坦人的发病率更高.
- 国籍,地理位置和职业与HCV感染有显著的关联.
结论:
- 在卡塔尔的CMW人口中,HBV感染率相对较低.
- 感染HCV的流行率处于中等范围,需要有针对性的公共卫生战略.
- 调查结果强调了在移民工人的病毒性肝炎预防和控制工作中考虑国籍和职业的重要性.
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