Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in people living in poverty in the central-west region of Brazil

• Main Authors: Lara Cristina da Cunha Guimarães (Author), Sandra Brunini (Author), Rafael Alves Guimarães (Author), Hélio Galdino-Júnior (Author), Ruth Minamisava (Author), Vanessa Elias da Cunha (Author), Jordana Rúbia Souza Santos (Author), Elisângela de Paula Silveira- Lacerda (Author), Christiane Moreira Souza (Author), Vera Lúcia Brandão de Oliveira (Author), Gabriela Cavalcante Albernaz (Author), Thiago Guida de Menezes (Author), Giovanni Rezza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background People living in poverty (PLP) are highly vulnerable to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of HBV infection in PLP in the metropolitan region of Goiânia, Goiás State, in the Central-West Region of Brazil. Methods A cross-sectiona...