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http://ds.saudeindigena.icict.fiocruz.br/handle/bvs/1256| Title: | Hepatitis B epidemiology and cultural practices in Amerindian populations of Amazonia: the Tupí-Mondé and the Xavánte from Brazil |
| Authors: | Coimbra Junior, Carlos Everaldo Alvares Santos, Ricardo Ventura Yoshida, Clara F. Y. Baptista, Márcia L. Flowers, Nancy M. Valle, Antonio Carlos F. do |
| Affilliation: | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Museu Nacional. Departamento de Antropologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Endemias. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Museu Nacional. Departamento de Antropologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Endemias. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Virologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Virologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil City University of New York. Hunter College. Department of Anthropology. New York, NY, USA Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Hospital Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil |
| Abstract: | Hepatitis B infection and disease are highly endemic in South America. Prevalences of positivity are particularly high in Amazonia, and among Amerindian peoples in particular. This paper reports the results of a seroepidemiological survey for hepatitis B virus (HBV) carried out among four Amerindian populations from the Brazilian Amazon region: Gavião, Surui, Zoro and Navate. Rates of positivity to HBV serological markers (HBsAg, anti-HBs and or anti-HBc) are very high for the four groups, ranging from 62.8 to 95.7%. It is argued that the high rates of positivity in the Amerindian groups dealt with in this study, as well as for other Amazonian populations, are related to a complex of cultural practices which enhance the likelihood of HBV transmission (bloodletting, scarification, tattooing and orally processed food, among others). The authors suggest that, due to unique patterns of interaction between sociocultural and environmental factors. HBV infection assumes a specific profile in native Amazonian societies. |
| Keywords: | Brasil Índios Sul-Americanos Região Norte Saúde de Populações Indígenas Mato Grosso Região Amazônica Epidemiologia Região Centro-Oeste Gavião Suruí Rondônia Mortalidade Xavante Zoró Morbidade Hepatite B Xavánte Características Culturais Sorologia Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias Doenças Endêmicas Grupos de Risco HBV |
| DeCS: | Brasil Saúde de Populações Indígenas Índios Sul-Americanos Ecossistema Amazônico Epidemiologia Mortalidade Morbidade Hepatite B Características Culturais Sorologia Doenças Endêmicas Vírus da Hepatite B Doenças Infecciosas |
| Issue Date: | 1996 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Citation: | COIMBRA JUNIOR, Carlos Everaldo Alvares. et al.Hepatitis B epidemiology and cultural practices in Amerindian populations of Amazonia: the Tupí-Mondé and the Xavánte from Brazil. Social Science & Medicine, v. 42, n. 12, p. 1735-1743, 1996. |
| ISSN: | 0277-9536/96 |
| Copyright: | open access |
| Appears in Collections: | DIP - Artigos de Periódicos EPI - Artigos de Periódicos |
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