RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Hepatitis B virus markers in prostitutes in Singapore.
JF Genitourinary Medicine
JO Genitourin Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 127
OP 129
DO 10.1136/sti.61.2.127
VO 61
IS 2
A1 C L Goh
A1 A Kamarudin
A1 S H Chan
A1 V S Rajan
YR 1985
UL http://sti.bmj.com/content/61/2/127.abstract
AB The prevalence of hepatitis B virus markers in 121 men and 239 women prostitutes was studied. Of 33 (9.7%) with hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), nine (27.3%) also had hepatitis Be antigen, which was more prevalent in men than women. Antibodies to HBsAg (anti-HBs) and to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) were found in about 71% of men and women prostitutes. Hepatitis B virus markers were more prevalent in men than in women prostitutes. Compared with other people, prostitutes had a significantly greater prevalence of hepatitis B virus markers. This study strongly suggested the importance of sexual transmission of infection with hepatitis B virus in a country where infection is endemic.