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Date Published: 02/04/2025
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v547i3.13156
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Vol. 547 No. 3 (2025)
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Vũ Nhị, H., Chu Thị Khánh, T., Cà Văn, T., Ngô Thị Mỹ, B., Trần Ngọc, A., Nguyễn Thị, H., & Nghiêm Thị Phương, D. (2025). THE CURRENT STATUS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS AMONG MINORITY ETHNIC STUDENTS AT THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY. Vietnam Medical Journal, 547(3). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v547i3.13156

THE CURRENT STATUS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS AMONG MINORITY ETHNIC STUDENTS AT THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY

Hà Vũ Nhị, Thư Chu Thị Khánh, Trường Cà Văn, Bình Ngô Thị Mỹ, Anh Trần Ngọc, Hiền Nguyễn Thị, Dung Nghiêm Thị Phương

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Objective: To investigate the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among minority ethnic students at Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 minority ethnic students, with blood samples collected from voluntary blood donations. Rapid tests were used to detect HBsAg, and nested PCR was employed to detect HBV-DNA. Results: 10 out of 200 (5%) students were infected with HBV, with 4/200 (2%) being HBsAg positive and 6/200 (3%) having DNA-HBV. There was a significant association between HBV infection and age (p=0.003). Genotyping of 6 positive samples revealed HBV genotype B, the predominant genotype in Vietnam. Conclusion: The study highlights a significant burden of HBV among minority ethnic populations. Our findings emphasize the need for nucleic acid testing (NAT) in HBV screening among minority ethnic groups to prevent disease transmission within the community

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Hepatitis B virus, HBsAg, ethnic minority Thai Nguyen

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