Hepatitis E prevalence in a sexual high-risk population compared to the general population

Transmission routes of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) are under debate. Here, we studied possible sexual transmission by comparing HEV prevalence in a Dutch sexual high-risk population (n = 1,482) with that in a general population (n = 1,487) while assessing sociodemographic and sexual risk factors. Ov...

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Published in:PloS one 2018-01, Vol.13 (1), p.e0191798
Main Authors: Heil, Jeanne, Hoebe, Christian J P A, Loo, Inge H M van, Cals, Jochen W L, van Liere, Geneviève A F S, Dukers-Muijrers, Nicole H T M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Biology and life sciences
Chlamydia
Cohort Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data collection
Disease transmission
Environmental health
Epidemics
Female
Gays & lesbians
Genotype & phenotype
Health services
Hepatitis
Hepatitis E - epidemiology
Hepatitis E - transmission
Hepatitis E virus - immunology
Humans
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin G - blood
Industrialized nations
Infections
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical research
Medicine and health sciences
Mens health
Middle Aged
Mortality
Netherlands - epidemiology
People and places
Population
Prevalence
Public health
Regression analysis
Risk analysis
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Sexual Behavior
Sexual transmission
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - transmission
STD
Studies
Syphilis
Urban areas
Viruses
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:Transmission routes of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) are under debate. Here, we studied possible sexual transmission by comparing HEV prevalence in a Dutch sexual high-risk population (n = 1,482) with that in a general population (n = 1,487) while assessing sociodemographic and sexual risk factors. Overall prevalence of anti-HEV IgG of 18.9% (n = 562) was, adjusting for confounders, similar between the two populations (p = 0.44). Prevalence was higher with each year's increase in age (adjusted OR: 1.03, 95%CI: 1.02-1.04, p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0191798