Spatiotemporal heterogeneity and influencing factors of hepatitis B in China: a 17-year national surveillance analysis.

BMC Public Health · 2026 · PMC13273971 · PMID 42050469

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

Results Between 2004 and 2020, hepatitis B incidence in China exhibited a decreasing trend and significant seasonality, peaking in March.

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an increasing trendno p-value reported

The spatial distribution of hepatitis B incidence between 2004 and 2020 showed an increasing trend from east to west, consistent with the finding of previous study [ 26 ].

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