2020
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00424
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Prevalence of Hepatitis B, C, and D in Germany: Results From a Scoping Review

Abstract: Background: One of the five strategic directions in the World Health Organization global health sector strategy on viral hepatitis 2016-2021 is to generate strong strategic information for focused action to understand the viral hepatitis epidemic and focus the response. Knowledge of national prevalence is a cornerstone of strategic information. Germany is considered to be a low prevalence country for viral hepatitis B, C, and D, however the prevalence is likely to be higher among at-risk groups. Methods: The a… Show more

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“…Still, some populations in Germany may be at higher risk of HBV because of frequent contacts with infected blood or body uids by occupational or non-occupational exposure or because they migrated from HBV endemic countries (3)(4)(5)(6). Higher prevalence among these groups has been reported (7).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 88%
“…Still, some populations in Germany may be at higher risk of HBV because of frequent contacts with infected blood or body uids by occupational or non-occupational exposure or because they migrated from HBV endemic countries (3)(4)(5)(6). Higher prevalence among these groups has been reported (7).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 88%
“…Deutsche Erwachsenen- und Kindergesundheitsstudie (DEGS bzw. KiGGS) [ 19 – 21 ]) genutzt. FĂŒr die Basiserhebung der Indikatoren C.1.a und C.1.b sind diese Daten aufgrund der VerfĂŒgbarkeit und der reprĂ€sentativen Stichprobe am geeignetsten.…”
Section: Ergebnisseunclassified
“…Die fehlende AktualitĂ€t und schwierige Aktualisierbarkeit der Daten, die teilweise eingeschrĂ€nkte ReprĂ€sentierbarkeit der Daten fĂŒr die besonders von HBV/HCV betroffenen Bevölkerungsgruppen sowie teilweise fehlende Daten fĂŒr z. B. Personen in Haft, SexarbeiterInnen oder bestimmte MigrantInnen-Gruppen schrĂ€nken die DatenqualitĂ€t und -verfĂŒgbarkeit ein [ 9 ]. Auch sind die wichtigen Indikatoren der Behandlungskaskade nicht fĂŒr alle Gruppen gleichermaßen konstruierbar.…”
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