Towards the elimination of viral hepatitis in Thailand by the year 2030

Hepatitis C–associated late-onset schizophrenia: a nationwide, population-based cohort study

“…That is, most of the diagnoses of schizo phrenia in the present study occurred after age 40 years, be cause only those with no schizophreniarelated claims at least 2 years before baseline were enrolled. This finding was in line with the fact that the HCV infection rate is highest for adults older than 35 years, 35 because the present study was based on propensity score-matched HCVpositive and HCVnegative cohorts. The late onset of schizophrenia in these patients thus might not be generalizable for patients with schizophrenia and requires further investigation.…”

Questionnaire survey on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour towards viral hepatitis among the Hong Kong public

“…Extensive global and local studies have reported that the implementation of HBV vaccination effectively reduced the incidence and seroprevalence of HBVassociated viral hepatitis. 3,6,14,19,20 A recent study in Nigeria showed a relationship between HBV vaccination and knowledge about viral hepatitis, 17 suggesting an unmet need to improve knowledge about HBV to increase HBV vaccination uptake, particularly in older adults. Moreover, in this study, we observed a general local misperception that a vaccine is available for HCV, which has been similarly observed globally, 18,21 although we observed a slightly higher local awareness rate (19.0%) than that in Singapore (15.0%).…”

Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections: Influence of National Health Care Policies and Local Clinical Practices

“…These programs are still running as national health care policies. Consequently, all women receiving care for pregnancy or childbirth undergo HBsAg screening [ 14 ]. Implementing universal screening for HBsAg during pregnancy has skewed epidemiological data on HBV infection.…”