Age- and region-specific hepatitis B prevalence in Turkey estimated using generalized linear mixed models: a systematic review

Table 4 Weighted mean HBsAg prevalence rates of health care workers and students before and after vaccination

Risk-group					%HBsAg prevalence (range)
Category	year	no.studies	N	n	Weighted mean all data	Weighted mean published data	Pvalue	Reference
HCW	1989-1999	15	4147	191	3.34 (1.60, 8.60)	3.86 (1.90, 8.00)	0.97	[62–74] (jj-kk)
HCW	2000-2009	15	5146	137	2.29 (1.40, 5.90)	2.35 (1.40, 5.90)	0.60	[75–83] (ll-qq)
HCS	1989-1999	4	1022	39	3.31 (2.40, 8.60)	3.42 (2.60, 8.60)	0.50	[84–86] (rr)
HCS	2000-2009	3	438	8	2.08 (1.00-2.40)	2.00 (0.20, 3.70)	1.00	[87] (ss-tt)

Abbreviations: N number of subjects, n number of cases, HCW health care worker, HCS health care student
P value calculated by the two-sided Mann-Whitney test (difference in prevalence of all data and only published data).

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