Frecuencia de hepatitis a en niños y adolescentes de cinco ciudades del Perú.
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2015-07Author(s)
Hernández, Roger
Chaparro, Eduardo
Díaz, Carlos
Carbajal, Martha
Cieza, Érico
Cerpa Polar, Rosario
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Frequency of hepatitis A in children and adolescents from five cities of Peru
Abstract
Con el objetivo de determinar la frecuencia de hepatitis A en niños y adolescentes en las ciudades de Lima, Arequipa, Piura, Cajamarca e Iquitos, se realizó un estudio transversal descriptivo para lo cual se midió anticuerpos antihepatitis A en suero de 1721 niños y adolescentes de 1 a 15 años. Se concluye que las ciudades estudiadas tienen un patrón de endemicidad intermedio. La frecuencia de hepatitis A fue mayor en los niños y adolescentes de menor nivel socioeconómico y de mayor edad. In order to determine the frequency of hepatitis A in children and adolescents in the cities of Lima, Arequipa, Piura,
Cajamarca and Iquitos, a descriptive cross-sectional study which measured serum anti-hepatitis A antibodies from 1,721
children and adolescents aged 1-15 years was performed. The overall frequency of positive serology was 50.5% (95% CI:
48.1 to 52.9), with lower rates for Lima at 37.4% (95% CI: 35.1 to 39.8) and higher rates for Iquitos at 68.7% (95% CI: 63.6
to 73.4). Seropositivity was higher in the group of 10-15 year-olds with 66.1% and in the socioeconomic status group E with
64.6%. We concluded that the cities studied have a pattern of intermediate endemicity. The frequency of hepatitis A was
greater in children and adolescents of lower socioeconomic status and older age.
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