Community-based Estimates of the Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Infections and their Correlates in Two Districts of West Bengal, India
Prevalences of hepatitis B and C were lower than earlier estimates done in 2015-2016. A higher proportion of susceptible individuals among young adults remains a point of concern. As the prevalence is low among adults, West Bengal should focus on the triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), syphilis, and hepatitis B virus (HBV) to progress further toward the elimination of hepatitis B.
Authors
- Parthapratim Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3092-9446)
- Asit K. Biswas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9332-4298)
- Pritam Singha Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1068-1789)
- Arnab Sarkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7971-4724)
- S. Bandyopadhyay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3013-4654)
- Rajatashuvra Adhikary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3637-8633)
- Paramita Bhattacharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3871-9400)
- Santanu Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9798-6990)
- Ashis Kumar Mandal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2658-2745)
- Pramit Ghosh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1542-4135)
- S Saren
Institutions
- Government of West Bengal (IN)
- Malda Medical College and Hospital (IN)
- National Institute of Epidemiology (IN)
- Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital (IN)
- ORCID (US)
- World Health Organization - India (IN)
- Public Health Foundation of India (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.59556/japi.73.1247
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00