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Prevalence of Hepatitis B in an Adult Psychiatric Hospital
Author(s) -
FENG CHI SHUN
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1982.tb05622.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hbsag , overcrowding , hepatitis b , hepatitis , psychiatric hospital , vaccination , psychiatry , immunology , hepatitis b virus , virus , economics , economic growth
The prevalence of hepatitis B infection among 697 patients in an adult psychiatric hospital was determined by testing for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and its antibody (anti‐HBs). The test results were 0.86 per cent positive for HBsAg and 20 per cent positive for anti‐HBs. This assessment of the prevalence of hepatitis B in a group of elderly long‐term institutional patients may be used as a guide when hepatitis B vaccination is being considered for use in a psychiatric hospital. It is noteworthy that the elimination of overcrowding in psychiatric hospitals has contributed significantly to the decline of hepatitis B infection in recent years.