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Table 2 Estimated numbers of chronic hepatitis B cases in B Positive project target areas*

From: Using a population-based approach to prevent hepatocellular cancer in New South Wales, Australia: effects on health services utilisation

Number of people in the target population/estimated HBV seroprevalence

People born in Vietnam/10.5%

People born in China/10.7%

People born in Hong Kong/

7%

Total in target countries of birth

All others/

0.8%

Total CHB cases, irrespective of country of birth

Total CHB cases, all ages

5,044

2,625

237

7,905

3,814

11,720

CHB cases, aged ≥ 35

3,544

2,100

161

5,805

2,550

8,355

  1. *Target areas: Fairfield, Liverpool, Bankstown, Canterbury and Auburn are Local Government Areas in the Greater Sydney metropolitan area
  2. Target population: people born in Vietnam, China and Hong Kong in the program target area
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