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Decline in the risk of hepatitis A virus infection in China, a country with booming economy and changing lifestyles
Author(s) -
Xu ZhiYu,
Wang XuanYi,
Liu ChangQing,
Li YangTing,
Zhuang FangChen
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of viral hepatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.329
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1365-2893
pISSN - 1352-0504
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2008.01026.x
Subject(s) - china , hepatitis a virus , incidence (geometry) , hepatitis a , vaccination , medicine , development economics , virology , virus , geography , economics , hepatitis , physics , archaeology , optics
Summary. The objective of the study was to identify the protective factors for the rapid decline in the risk of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection in China between 1990 and 2006. Results of serological follow‐up and data on annual hepatitis A incidence were analysed and correlated with economic growth and HAV vaccine output during the same period. In conclusion, both HAV vaccination and changing lifestyles associated with the booming economy contributed to the rapid risk decline. Changing lifestyles played a major role in the decline especially in the areas with booming economy.