Hepatitis A Antibodies
Conditions
Interventions
420 subjects will be incuded. Each one will fill a simple questionary. Then, 20mL of blood will be collected and immunocromatographic rapid test anti-HAV IgM and IgG will be performed. In case of susc
Biological/vaccine
H02.781
D20.215.894.899.955.395
Sponsors
Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Men aged 18 to 35 years old male at birth who report having had sexual relations with people of the same biological sex in the last six months and live in Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subjects who have received at least one shot of hepatitis A vaccine at some point in their life. Subjects who live with any autoimmune disease. Any other condition which based on the opinion of the investigator may compromises adherence to the protocol or otherwise interferes with the objectives of the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prevalence of immune and susceptible people will be calculated and presented as %. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Association between sexual practices and immune or susceptible profile will be calculated by odds ratio. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAlberto;Marcellus de Lemos;da Costa
Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz;Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Outcome results
None listed