Population
1,056 health care workers (HCWs) and 274 voluntary blood donors (BDs) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May inform socioeconomic risk stratification for HAV among HCWs and BDs; leaves open prospective validation and intervention trials.
The study demonstrates a high prevalence of both HAV and TTV infections among health care workers and blood donors in Rio de Janeiro, which is strongly associated with lower socioeconomic status.
Felipe L. Saback (2001) studied this question.
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