Incidence of Hepatitis B (Australia) Antigen among Three Communities in Malarial Western Maharashtra, India
作者:
S.H. Joshi,
A.J. Baxi,
B.N. Mukherjee,
K.C. Malhotra,
S.L. Kate,
期刊:
Human Heredity
(Karger Available online 1983)
卷期:
Volume 33,
issue 4
页码: 231-236
ISSN:0001-5652
年代: 1983
DOI:10.1159/000153383
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Australia antigen;Malaria;India
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
The incidence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs Ag, Australia antigen) has been determined in three communities residing in an endemic malarial region in Western Maharashtra. A high incidence (5.92%) is found in the Marathas, a socially well-placed community, as compared to Nava-Buddhas (2.62%) and scheduled castes (1.63%) which are socially low-placed communities. A higher incidence (8.91 %) among the Maratha females is a surprising observation as the males have been shown to be predominant among HBs Ag carriers in most world populations. A positive association of HBs Ag and the anthropometric traits, skinfold thickness of biceps and triceps, has been observed in the present study. The results demonstrate that other factor(s) (e.g. immunological) besides malarial infection may be involved in the maintenance of a high HBs Ag frequency in Western Maharashtra.
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