Trends in hepatitis B prevalence and associated risk factors among Indigenous and non‐Indigenous prison entrants in Australia, 2004 to 2013

• Main Authors: Tayla Coles (Author), Paul Simpson (Author), Dina Saulo (Author), John Kaldor (Author), Alun Richards (Author), Michael Levy (Author), Christopher Wake (Author), Deborah Anne Siddall (Author), Mary Ellen Harrod (Author), Azar Kariminia (Author), Tony Butler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: This study describes and compares prevalence trends of markers for hepatitis B (HBV) from 2004 to 2013 and HBV risk factors between Indigenous and non‐Indigenous prison entrants. Methods: A cross‐sectional survey carried out over two weeks in 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2013 in receptio...