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. 1985 Oct;75(10):1213-4.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.75.10.1213.

Incidence of hepatitis B in the penitentiary of New Mexico

H F Hull, L H Lyons, J M Mann, S C Hadler, R Steece, M R Skeels

Incidence of hepatitis B in the penitentiary of New Mexico

H F Hull et al. Am J Public Health. 1985 Oct.

Abstract

A study was conducted to determine the incidence of hepatitis B (HB) in a prison population. Forty-seven per cent of 455 male prisoners had evidence of past HB infection. HB seropositivity was most strongly correlated with: 1) a history of IV drug abuse; 2) age; 3) total time in any prison; and 4) race. During a one-year study period there were no clinical cases of HB in the prison and the seroconversion rate was 0.8 per cent among prisoners still incarcerated.

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