HBV in Italian Women's Jail: An Underestimated Problem?

Nicholas Geremia Federico Giovagnorio Andrea De VitoLuca MartignagoVito FioreElena RastrelliGiordano MadedduSaverio Giuseppe ParisiGiulio StarniniSandro PaneseSergio Babudieri

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2024)

Our results show both the low prevalence of HBV and protection in female prisoners. Age, North-Eastern European and African origin, and drug use have a role in exposure risk to HBV.

Keyphrases

hepatitis b virus
liver failure
risk factors
south africa
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle
cervical cancer screening