Hepatitis B Virus Infection Status of New Students of Three Universities in Guangzhou

Objective To investigate the prevalence of hepatitis B virus(HBV)infection among the new students of three universities in Guangzhou,and provide the scientific basis for the prevention and cure work.Methods 4 162 serum samples were collected from the students and tested for the five HBV markers and ALT enzyme by ELISA and enzyme activity assay.Results The total HBsAg positive rate was 13.55%,in which 16.11% was male and 9.86% was female.Male had a significant higher rate of HBV carrier than female(X2=18.258,P0.05).Among the HBsAg positive individuals,66.94% of them were positive for all HBsAg,HBeAb and HBcAb,and 14.01% were positive for all HBsAg,HBeAg and HBcAb.Conclusion The HBsAg positive rate of these three universities was higher than the average rate of the whole country.So,the prevention and treatment of the disease should not be ignored.Health education on HBV and control of HBV infection should be strengthened.And hepatitis B vaccination program should be implemented to prevent infection.