Title
Trends in mortality burden of hepatocellular carcinoma, cirrhosis, and fulminant hepatitis before and after roll-out of the first pilot vaccination program against hepatitis B in Peru: An analysis of death certificate data
Date Issued
05 July 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
The first pilot vaccination program against hepatitis B in Peru was implemented in the hyperendemic Abancay province in 1991. To assess the impact of vaccination on mortality rates of hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), cirrhosis, and fulminant hepatitis, we compared mortality trends before (1960–1990) and after (1991–2012) roll-out of the vaccination program, using death certificate data from the Municipalidad Provincial de Abancay. Our results showed that, following program roll-out, the overall mortality rates (per 100,000 population) decreased from 9.20 to 3.30 for HCC (95% CI, 1.28–10.48%; P < 0.014), from 16.0 to 6.3 for cirrhosis (95% CI, 3.20–16.10%; P < 0.004), and from 34.80 to 1.28 for fulminant hepatitis (95% CI, 16.70–50.30%; P < 0.001). The absolute number of deaths attributable to cirrhosis (10 [8.80%] vs. 0.0%; P < 0.001) and fulminant hepatitis (83 [40.0%] vs. 5 [19.20%]; P < 0.026) decreased in 5–14-year-old children following vaccination. These findings showed reduced mortality rates of hepatitis B-related liver diseases, particularly cirrhosis and fulminant hepatitis in children under 15 years, following implementation of the vaccination program against hepatitis B.
Start page
3808
End page
3812
Volume
35
Issue
31
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología Farmacología, Farmacia
Publication version
Version of Record
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85020424663
PubMed ID
Source
Vaccine
ISSN of the container
0264410X
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