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PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS A VIRUS AMONG SAUDI ARABIAN
CHILDREN: A COMMUNITY-BASED STUDY |
HAV is
endemic in Saudi Arabia, with about 90% of the adult
population having positive anti-HAV. A population-based
survey of hepatitis B virus markers provided an opportunity
to determine the age-related prevalence of anti-HAV among
Saudi children and examine some of the factors that
influence its transmission in the community. The overall
prevalence of anti-HAV is 52.4% of 4375 children tested.
There was no significant difference in HAV prevalence
between males and females (51.3% vs 53.5%). The age-specific
rates, which were similar in both sexes, indicated the
lowest rate in infants with a steady increase in the older
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