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Tattooing and hepatitis B infection
Author(s) -
SEBASTIAN V. J.,
RAY S.,
BHATTACHARYA S.,
MAUNG O. TIN,
SAINI H. A. MD,
JALANI HJ DAUD
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1992.tb01004.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , hbsag , hepatitis b , significant difference , age groups , hepatitis , demography , hepatitis b virus , immunology , virus , sociology , anthropology
To determine the prevalence of HBV carrier status in tattooed persons, 200 healthy, tattooed volunteers and 200 non‐tattooed volunteers to match the first group for age, sex and ethnic group were screened. Prevalence of HBsAg in tattooed and non‐tattooed volunteers was 19.5 and 9% respectively, which was a statistically significant difference ( P < 0.01). There was no difference in the prevalence in various age groups, ethnic groups, or sex, between the two groups.