Análise da prevalência e de fatores de risco para as hepatites virais crônicas B e C em idosos residentes no município de Botucatu-SP

• Ano de defesa: 2013
• Autor(a) principal: Barcos, Iara Pinheiro [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Hepatite por virus; Hepatite B; Hepatite C; Doenças transmissiveis; Estudos transversais; Idosos - Doenças - Tratamento; Older people Diseases Treatment; Hepatitis
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/108650

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines as elderly any person aged over 60 years old. Currently in Brazil the elderly are approximately 15 million people and although they live longer have more chronic conditions due to decline in most physiological functions, including immune system, increasing susceptibility and a higher incidence of infectious diseases. Viral hepatitis has a worldwide distribution and are infectious diseases that present epidemiological, clinical and laboratory differences. It is estimated that 350 million people are chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) worldwide and, although less prevalent than hepatitis B, hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common cause of chronic hepatitis with about 180 million infected individuals. While the knowledge about the pathogenesis, course and treatment of chronic viral hepatitis have advanced in recent years, there is still little knowledge about their course and treatment in the elderly population, especially in Brazil, justifying the relevance of this study, whose general objective is to evaluate the prevalence of chronic viral hepatitis B and C in the elderly population living in Botucatu-SP. Was held with 1029 elderly enrolled in Basic Health Units, the Family Health Units, participants of Social Centers for Seniors and residents of long-term institutions. The volunteers, after having signed an informed consent (IC), were submitted for serological tests for the detection of anti-HBs, HBsAg and Anti HBc IgG, where 5 ml of blood were collected by venipuncture with syringe and disposable needle. For detection of anti-HCV digital serological tests were done (HCV Rapid Test Bioeasy®). Mean age was 72.01 years (± 8.19 years). The prevalence of HBsAg positive with elderly was 0,58% and of these, all showed results for HBeAg negative characterizing inactive chronic disease. For the Anti-HCV, prevalence was 1,94%, data in agreement with ...