We tested sera originally collected from 1335 juvenile detention entrants for an HIV study in 1994-1996 for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies; we found that the seroprevalence of HBV and HCV antibody was 2% and 1%, respectively. HBV was associated with Asian race, whereas HCV infection was associated with injection drug use and female gender.
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