Hepatitis A among schoolchildren in a US-Mexico border community

T. Redlinger, K. O'Rourke and J. VanDerslice

American Journal of Public Health, 1997, vol. 87, issue 10, 1715-1717

Abstract: Objectives. A cross-sectional study investigated the association of hepatitis A seropositivity with environmental and personal risk factors among children in a United States-Mexico border community. Methods. Hepatitis A serological markers and a questionnaire identifying risk factors were evaluated for 523 primary school children. Results. Of the children studied, 16.9% tested positive for total antihepatitis A virus. Risk factors included being in the first grade, low maternal educational attainment, living in Mexico for more than 6 months, household crowding, and inadequate excreta disposal systems. Conclusions. To decrease enteric disease, improvements in excreta disposal infrastructures and educational programs are needed. Hepatitis A vaccine should be administered before school age.

Date: 1997
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