Seroprevalence of chronic hepatitis B, as determined from dried blood spots, among children and their mothers in central Lao People's Democratic Republic: a multistage, stratified cluster sampling survey

Seroprevalence of chronic hepatitis B, as determined from dried blood spots, among children and their mothers in central Lao People's Democratic Republic: a multistage, stratified cluster sampling survey

Background: There is limited information regarding the prevalence of hepatitis B in Lao PDR, where the hepatitis disease burden is substantial. Thus, reliable seroprevalence data is needed for the disease, based on probability sampling. Methods: A stratified, multistage, cluster sampling survey of h...

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Main Authors: Kenichi Komada, Masaya Sugiyama, Phengta Vongphrachanh, Anonh Xeuatvongsa, Bouaphan Khamphaphongphane, Tomomi Kitamura, Tomoko Kiyohara, Takaji Wakita, Hitoshi Oshitani, Masahiko Hachiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis B
Seroprevalence
Dried blood spots
Chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay
Probability sampling
Southeast Asia
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