Multilevel analysis of hepatitis A infection in children and adolescents: A household survey in the Northeast and Central-west regions of Brazil

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 852-861

  De Alencar Ximenes, Ricardo Arraes ^a,b   Martelli, Celina Maria Turchi ^c   Merchán Hamann, Edgar ^d   Montarroyos, Ulisses Ramos ^a   Braga, Maria Cynthia ^e   De lima, Maria Luíza Carvalho ^b,e   Cardoso, Maria Regina Alves ^f   Turchi, Marília Dalva ^c   Costa, Marcelo Abrahão ^g   De alencar, Luiz Cláudio Arraes ^a   Moreira, Regina Célia ^h   Figueiredo, Gerusa Maria ⁱ   Pereira, Leila Maria Moreira Beltrão ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^e INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^g HOSPITAL DE BASE DO DISTRITO FEDERAL   (Brazil)

^h INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

ⁱ MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Contextual effects; Hepatitis A infection; Multilevel analysis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENCE; ANTIBODY; CENSUS; CHILD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEPATITIS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS A; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREND STUDY; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

EID: 48349089947     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn114     Document Type: Article

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